NHTSA · Vehicle recall
Micro Bird MB II School Bus: Anchorage
- Date
- Dec. 23, 2011
- Filed by
- Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.
- Vehicles
- Micro Bird MB II School Bus (2011)
- Component
- Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
- Description of the defect
- Micro Bird is recalling certain model year 2011 MB II School Buses manufactured from August 16, 2011, through September 16, 2011. During production, The 2 sets of lower anchorages which Are used to restrain a Portable child Seat, were not installed. Accordingly, The Buses fail to conform to The requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage Systems."
- Potentially affected
- 48
- What can happen
- If a Portable child restraint is installed in The Vehicle, it will only be secured by The Seat Belt instead of The Seat Belt And The lower anchorages. In The event of a crash, a child not sufficiently restrained could be injured.
- Remedy
- Micro Bird will notify owners, And dealers will install The missing lower anchorages Free of Charge. The Safety recall began on January 5, 2012. Owners May contact Micro Bird at 1-819-477-2012.
- Recall notes
- Micro Bird's Safety recall campaign number is 11-050-LAU.OWNERS May also contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov>HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov</a> .
- Owner notification date
- Jan. 5, 2012
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 11-050-LAU
- Recall type
- V (vehicle)
- FMVSS
- 225
- Influenced by
- MFR
- Recall number
- 11V597000
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