Recall · 26V286000
Corp. Micro Bird recalled the MICRO BIRD G5 Transit Bus over engine and engine cooling
30
Vehicles covered
1
Model
3
Model years
May 6, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PIPES, HOSES, AND FITTINGS
- The defect
- Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2023-2025 G5 transit buses built on a GM chassis and equipped with a second air conditioning compressor kit. The drive belt pulley may contact and damage the the oil lines.
- What it can cause
- A damaged oil like may leak, increasing the risk of a fire in the presence of an ignition source.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will secure the oil lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 29, 2026. Owners can contact Micro Bird Customer Service at 819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 26-121-OUC.
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 Transit Bus | 2023 to 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 30 vehicles this is a small campaign: 83% 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 2023 to 2025, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Micro Bird vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 2 times before this, most recently in September 2024 as 24V707000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V147000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 25V839000 (electrical system), 25V752000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 25V600000 (structure).
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 May 6, 2026 as campaign 26V286000. 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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