NHTSA Campaign 17V798000

STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

Issued by Corp. Micro Bird Inc. · Reported Dec 12, 2017 · 292 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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."

Consequence

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2006 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2007 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2008 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2009 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2010 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2011 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2012 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2013 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2014 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2015 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2016 292
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2017 292

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V798000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.