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NHTSA recall 17V798000

Structure › Body › Roof and pillars

Micro Bird G5 School Bus

Reported Dec 12, 2017292 vehicles affectedCorp. Micro Bird Inc.Maker’s number 17-072-GUSBuilt Jan 1, 2006 – Dec 12, 2017

The defect

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.

The 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.

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Vehicles in this recall

Micro Bird G5 School Bus
200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017

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.