2008 Micro Bird Mb II School Bus Recalls, Complaints & Specs

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15 safety recalls for the 2008 Micro Bird Mb II School Bus

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1. Unspecified component (equipment adaptive/mobility)

   NHTSA 26V149000 Reported March 13, 2026 584 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.

   Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2003-2026 MB II, 2006-2026 G5, and 2015-2026 T-Series school buses. An installation error may prevent the wheelchair tie-downs from locking, leaving the wheelchair improperly secured.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and secure the anchor screw cap as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2026. Owners can contact Micro Bird Customer Service at 819-477-2012. Micro Bird's…

2. Exterior (structure) and escape/egress/exit (structure)

   NHTSA 24V484000 Reported June 27, 2024 22,582 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.

   Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2025 G5, 2008-2024 MBII, and 2015-2024 T-Series school buses. The rear emergency door exterior handle may unexpectedly break under applied force.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear emergency door exterior handle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2024. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's…

3. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 22V286000 Reported April 28, 2022 156 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.

   Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 MBII and G5 school buses. An inactive electrical harness that is secured in an opening in the B-pillar may become damaged from sharp edges inside the opening.

   Remedy: Dealers will secure the electrical harness and remove the fuse linked to the main cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at…

4. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 22V287000 Reported April 28, 2022 14,229 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.

   Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 MBII and G5 transit buses. An inactive electrical harness that is secured in an opening in the B-pillar may become damaged from sharp edges inside the opening.

   Remedy: Dealers will secure the electrical harness and remove the fuse linked to the main cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at…

5. Latching/release system (structure)

   NHTSA 21V530000 Reported July 13, 2021 17,204 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.

   Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2003-2022 MBII, T-Series, and G5 school buses. The emergency release handle on the service door may bind, not allowing the door panels to open.

   Remedy: Dealers will provide instructions on how to correctly adjust the service door, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 8, 2021. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at…

6. Escape/egress/exit (structure)

   NHTSA 20V133000 Reported March 6, 2020 17,693 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird Inc.

   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…

   Remedy: 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.…

7. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 15V769000 Reported November 18, 2015 223 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird Inc.

   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…

   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…

8. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V621000 Reported October 6, 2014 222 vehicles potentially affected Corp. Micro Bird Inc.

   Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MB II and G5 school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to January 9, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts…

   Remedy: Micro Bird will notify owners and Ricon will supply supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began during December 2014. Owners…

9. Exterior lighting

   NHTSA 11V228000 Reported April 11, 2011 109 vehicles potentially affected CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.

   Certain model year 2006 through 2010 girardin g5 and mbii and model year 2010 and 2011 micro bird g5 and mb ii school buses manufactured from january 2006 through april 5, 2011, fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 131, "school bus pedestrian safety devices." the 4-way warning lights do not…

   Remedy: Micro bird will notify owners and dealers will replace the affected warning lights with warning lights that have an alarm free of charge. The safety recall began during june 2011. Owners may contact micro bird at…

10. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 10V121000 Reported March 25, 2010 103 vehicles potentially affected CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.

    Corp. Micro bird has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2007 through 2010 school buses manufactured between december 2007 and march 2010 fitted with ricon public use s and k series wheelchair lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully…

    Remedy: Micro bird is working with ricon and ricon will be handling the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. The…

11. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

    NHTSA 09V315000 Reported August 4, 2009 2 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    Girardin is recalling certain model year 2008 g5 and mb ii school buses manufactured between september 1, 2008, and october 31, 2008, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (smi) 000290 LED light kits. A change to the wire used in the LED light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms and, as a result,…

    Remedy: Girardin will notify owners and the buses will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall began on august 20, 2009. Owners may contact smi warranty service at 1-800-951-7867 or girardin at 1-819-477-2012.

12. Seat belts

    NHTSA 08V691000 Reported December 29, 2008 210 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    Girardin is recalling 210 my 2008 and 2009 mb ii and g5 school buses manufactured between august 1 and december 12, 2008, equipped with seat belts (option smk2, sbk3). The seat belts may not have the cording or tag identification which does not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…

    Remedy: Girardin will notify owners and replace noncompliant seat belts free of charge. The recall began on january 9, 2009. Owners may contact girardin 1-819-477-8222 ext. 401.

13. Seat belts

    NHTSA 08V679000 Reported December 23, 2008 210 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    Girardin is recalling 210 my 2008 and 2009 mb ii and g5 school buses manufactured between august 1 and december 12, 2008, equipped with seat belts (option smk2, sbk3). The seat belt webbing was inserted into the tongue assembly incorrectly.

    Remedy: Girardin will notify owners and replace the affected seat belts free of charge. The recall began on january 9, 2009. Owners may contact girardin 1-819-477-8222 ext 401.

14. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 08V508000 Reported October 2, 2008 40 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    Girardin is recalling 40 my 2008 mb ii school buses manufactured between october 1, 2007 and september 19, 2008, equipped with the option bbx (battery box). A long bolt was installed on the positive battery post of the battery located in the battery box. The bolt could make contact with the battery drawer's latch.

    Remedy: Girardin will notify owners and provide a free remedy along with repair instructions. The recall began on october 10, 2008. Owners may contact girardin at 1-819-477-8222 ext. 401.

15. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 07V574000 Reported December 14, 2007 640 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    Certain my 2004 through 2008 girardin mb ii and mb iv school and commercial minibuses manufactured between april 14, 2004, and november 28, 2007, built on ford e350 and e450 diesel chassis. The affected buses are equipped with option bbx (battery box). The protection from abrasion on the battery cables that cross in the battery box is…

    Remedy: Girardin will notify owners and repair the buses by adding protective tubes free of charge. The recall began on january 7, 2008. Owners can contact girardin at 819-477-8222.

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2008 Micro Bird Mb II School Bus. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.