Blue Bird Micro Bird problems by model year

Updated from NHTSA data · How we count

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 8 recalls on file for the Blue Bird Micro Bird (2007–2011).

Complaints
0
Recalls
8
Model years
5
Worst year
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Complaints by model year

20072008200920102011
NHTSA complaints per Blue Bird Micro Bird model year. Click a bar for details.

Newer model years have had less time on the road, so they naturally have fewer complaints. Compare a year against its neighbors rather than against brand-new models.

Every Blue Bird Micro Bird model year

YearComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesRecallsTop problem
2011 Micro Bird00005—
2010 Micro Bird00008—
2009 Micro Bird00007—
2008 Micro Bird00006—
2007 Micro Bird00004—

Blue Bird Micro Bird recalls

  • Recall 15V730000Nov 4, 20155,114 vehiclesModel years 2007–2011

    Risk: If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

  • Recall 15V731000Nov 4, 201590 vehiclesModel years 2007–2011

    Risk: If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

  • Recall 14V510000Aug 19, 20145,114 vehiclesModel years 2007–2011

    Risk: If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

  • Recall 14V511000Aug 19, 201490 vehiclesModel years 2007–2010

    Risk: If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

  • Recall 12V153000Apr 5, 2012125 vehiclesModel years 2009–2011

    Risk: A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchair’s occupant could fall and sustain injury.

  • Recall 10V133000Apr 5, 20101,622 vehiclesModel years 2008–2011

    Risk: The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.

  • Recall 10V134000Apr 5, 201023 vehiclesModel years 2008–2010

    Risk: The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.

  • Recall 10V136000Apr 5, 2010569 vehiclesModel years 2010

    Risk: When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it is possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.

Other Blue Bird models

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology