NHTSA safety recall

Recall 17V798000 · manufacturer campaign 17-072-GUS

Structure › Body › Roof And Pillars — Micro Bird · reported 12 Dec 2017 · 292 vehicles potentially 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."

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 fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
17V798000
Manufacturer campaign
17-072-GUS
Filed by
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Report received
12 Dec 2017
Owners notified
26 Jan 2018
Potentially affected
292

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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