OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 18V574000

NHTSA campaign 18V574000 covers 21 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 6 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received August 30, 2018 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 18V574000 says

NHTSA campaign 18V574000 identifies EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY and states that If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.

Defect summary

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Micro Bird G5, MBII, and T-Series school buses, equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems.".

Consequence summary

If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 18V574000

For NHTSA campaign 18V574000, the filed corrective action says: Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with a new aluminum machined cam. The recall is expected to begin October 22, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-077-RUS.

Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with a new aluminum machined cam. The recall is expected to begin October 22, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-077-RUS.

Owner notification: October 22, 2018
Filing manufacturer: Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Component groups: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 18V574000

RecallRoad links 21 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 18V574000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.