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Micro Bird G5 School Bus Recall 15V769: Wheelchair Lift Platform Can Fall Out When Doors Open

NHTSA campaign 15V769, reported November 18, 2015, 223 vehicles potentially affected.

What this recall means for you

Certain wheelchair lifts built by Ricon Corporation and installed in these school buses may have folding link arms with pivot holes that are too large. This allows the bearings to shift out of position. When that happens, the stowed lift platform can move excessively, and its mounting may fail.

If the mounting fails, the platform could fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, raising the risk of injury to the lift operator. Owners should not wait to have this addressed.

The repair is free. Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or displaced bearings and check the platform for cracks, replacing any damaged parts at no cost. To check whether your vehicle has open recalls, enter your VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup. You can also contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884.

Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle

The repair is normally free at an authorized dealer.

Official recall notice

Safety recall 15V769Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Problem
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MBII, G5, and T-Series school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
Risk
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Remedy
Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2015. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 15-063-RUS.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Micro Bird G5 School Bus200620072008200920102011201220132014
Micro Bird MB II School Bus200620072008200920102011201220132014
Micro Bird T-Series School Bus200620072008200920102011201220132014