Micro Bird Recall 17V798000: Structure, Body, Roof And Pillars

NHTSA recall 17V798000 · announced December 12, 2017 · filed by Corp. Micro Bird Inc. · 292 units affected

The problem

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."

The 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.

What to do

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.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2006 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2007 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2008 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2009 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2010 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2011 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2012 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2013 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2014 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2015 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2016 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2017 Micro Bird G5 School Bus

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.