Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V798000

Structure: body: roof and pillars

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-12-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V798000

Structure: body: roof and pillars

Component
Structure: body: roof and pillars
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Vehicles affected
292
Reported to NHTSA
2017-12-12
Owners notified
2018-01-26

Defect description

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2017 G5 school buses with an unloaded weight more than 10,013 pounds. In a rollover, the roof may crush excessively. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 220, "School Bus Rollover Protection."

Safety risk

If roof crushes more than the rollover standards allow for the weight and configuration of the bus, the occupants have a greater risk of injury in the event of a rollover crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will modify the buses to prevent the roof from crushing excessively in a rollover, free of charge. The recall began on January 26, 2018. For more information, owners may contact Micro Bird at 1-819-475-9633. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 17-072-GUS.

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

12 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
MICRO BIRD G5 School BUS2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

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.