Corp. Micro Bird Inc.: Other › School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 30, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 66. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015 MBII and G5 school buses manufactured between May 1, 2015, and December 18, 2015, equipped with Transpec stop arms, part numbers T6000-, T6100-, and T7000-. The STOP decal may peel off the plastic blade of the stop arm. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
The risk
Absence of the reflective decal would reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Micro Bird will notify owners and recall repair kits will be available free of charge. The recall began on January 20, 2016. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V886000.
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