Vehicle recall 22V280000 · April 27, 2022
2018-2020 Micro Bird MB II School Bus
The GenQ seats equipped with Type 2 seat belts may have been attached with insufficient hardware.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2020 MBII school buses. The GenQ seats equipped with Type 2 seat belts may have been attached with insufficient hardware. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems", and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
- Consequence
- An insufficiently attached seat may detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- No remedy has been established at this time. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 21, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 22-091-GUS.
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 22V280000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 27, 2022
- Filed by
- Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 22-091-GUS
- Owner notification
- June 21, 2022
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 457
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats › Critical fasteners
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Micro Bird MB II School Bus (2018-2020): 2020, 2019, 2018
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