Corp. Micro Bird Inc.: Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 18, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 602. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2012-2017 MB II school buses. In the event of a rollover, the roof strength may be insufficient to prevent the roof from crushing. 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
In the event of a rollover, if the school bus roof crushes, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will modify the buses to prevent the roof from crushing, free of charge. The recall began on June 5, 2017. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 17-070-SUS. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-683.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 0 | 12 | 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 17V255000.
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