Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit (Micro Bird)
Vehicle recall 20V-133. NHTSA received Corp. Micro Bird Inc.’s report on Mar 6, 2020.
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NHTSA received Corp. Micro Bird Inc.’s report on Mar 6, 2020. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 27, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If the emergency door won’t stay open during an evacuation it can increase the risk of injury.
Corp.
Micro Bird Inc.
(Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2004-2021 T-Series, G5, and MBII school buses.
The emergency door retaining device may fail to keep the door in an open position.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, “Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit.
What should you do?
Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a kit to repair the emergency door retaining device, free of charge. The recall April 24, 2020. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird’s number for this recall is 20-084-RUS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 17,693 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- Micro Bird T-Series School Bus2021202020192018201720162015and 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus20192018201720162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Micro Bird MB II School Bus2021202020192018201720162015and 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus20192018201720162015and 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus20192018201720162015and 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Micro Bird G5 School Bus2021202020192018201720162015and 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Micro Bird MB II Multipurpose Passenger Vehicleand 2010 and 2011, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Corp. Micro Bird Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 27, 2026.