Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V337000

Fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-06-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V337000

Fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component
Fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Vehicles affected
38
Reported to NHTSA
2014-06-06
Owners notified
2014-07-10

Defect description

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Micro Bird G5 school buses manufactured September 20, 2010, through June 13, 2013, and equipped with a Roush CleanTech LLC propane fuel system. Due to a reaction between the different metals, the affected vehicles may develop a propane leak where the aluminum fuel line fitting contacts the brass supply valve housing.

Safety risk

A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the aluminum fuel line fitting with a new stainless steel fitting, free of charge. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 14-057-RSU.

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.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
MICRO BIRD G5 School BUS2013 2012 2011

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.