Micro Bird Fuel System, Other

Micro Bird is recalling about 43 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, other. An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V234000
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Reported
6 April 2017
Vehicles
43
Built between
Sep 2015 – Apr 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 April 2017
Repaired
98%
Unrepaired
1

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2015 and April 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016-2017 Micro Bird G5 School BUSBuilt September 2015 to April 2017

Repair progress

1 of 43 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2018.

98% repaired — 42 of 43 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2016-2017 G5 school buses, equipped with certain Generation 4 Propane Conversion Kits. The fuel control valve solenoid may short circuit, shutting off the flow of propane to the engine, causing the engine to shut off.

What could happen

An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Micro Bird will notify owners, and Roush CleanTech dealers will replace the defective fuel control valve solenoid coils, free of charge. The recall began on April 25, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2015 to April 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 April 2017
  3. Owners notified25 April 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 98% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 April 2017.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service 1-819-477-2012, or Roush CleanTech at 1-800-597-6874. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 17-069-CUS.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
17-069-CUS
Recalling manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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