Recall · 24V242000
Corp. Micro Bird recalled the MICRO BIRD G5 School Bus over visibility
61
Vehicles covered
1
Model
6
Model years
March 28, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
- The defect
- Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2019 G5 school buses. A LIN gateway module may fail causing the defrosting system to be inoperative. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."
- What it can cause
- An inoperative windshield defrosting system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealer will replace the LIN gateway module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2024. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 24-105-CUS.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Micro BirdG5 School Bus | 2019 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 61 vehicles this is a small campaign: 76% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Micro Bird vehicles have been recalled over the visibility once before this, most recently in October 2015 as 15V684000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 9 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V287000 (engine and engine cooling), 26V149000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 25V840000 (electrical system), 25V751000 (equipment adaptive/mobility).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. with NHTSA on March 28, 2024 as campaign 24V242000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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