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NHTSA : 17V255000🔴 ⚠️ High severity

Campaign Details

Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

Defect Description

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 / Hazard

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

Proposed Solution

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.

🚗 Affected Vehicles6

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.