NHTSA campaign 18V596000 · Manufacturer campaign 18-076-IUS
Micro Bird Recall 18V-596: Warning Label Missing From Lower Strap/FMVSS 213
NHTSA recall 18V596000 (Manufacturer campaign 18-076-IUS) was reported by Corp. Micro Bird Inc. on September 7, 2018, with 252 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Micro Bird MB II School Bus for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on October 18, 2018, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V596000 (also written 18V-596 or 18V596)
- Filed by
- Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 18-076-IUS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 252 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 213
Repair completion: 25% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V596000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Micro Bird
Micro Bird MB II School Bus
- 2018 · Vehicles built January 15, 2018 – July 25, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V596000.
Defect description
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2018 Micro Bird MBII school buses equipped with certain NextGen School Bus seats with Integrated Child Restraint Systems. These seats may be missing a warning label on the lower restraint strap. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."
Safety consequence
Without a warning label, the seat may be used improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Micro Bird will notify owners, and the seat manufacture will provide the missing labels and instructions for their installation, free of charge. The recall began October 18, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 or Hickory Springs customer service at 1-419-492-2157 extension 243. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-076-IUS.
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.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V596000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.