OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

17V255000

Structure:body:roof And Pillars

Reported Apr 18, 2017 · Corp. Micro Bird Inc.

Summary

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."

Consequence

In the event of a rollover, if the school bus roof crushes, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.

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.

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.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

2017 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2016 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2015 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2014 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2013 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2012 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗