2022 Micro Bird G5 School Buses Wheels May Become Misaligned

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October 1, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V773000

Wheels May Become Misaligned

Misaligned wheels may result in uneven tire wear and stress on the suspension, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V773

Manufacturer Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.

Components WHEELS

Potential Number of Units Affected 3

 

Summary

Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2022 G5 school buses. During wheel alignment, the alignment ring was installed at an incorrect angle, which can cause the wheels to become misaligned.

 

Remedy

Dealers will re-align the wheels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed in November 03, 2021. Owners may contact Micro Bird’s customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird’s number for this recall is 21-088-AUS.

 

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.nhtsa.gov.

 


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Chronology :

During routine inspection of a vehicle on September 20, 2021, it was observed that an alignment ring was missing.

In the following days, investigation of other vehicles still at our facilities revealed that the ring had been installed at a wrong angle. It also helped to determine that this defect was limited to a certain period of production; all undelivered vehicles have been re-aligned.

It was decided on September 27, 2021 to recall the vehicles aligned during the identified period, that have already been delivered.

No claim was received concerning this default. No accident, injury or death linked to this default has been reported

 


1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKE MODEL YEAR
MICRO BIRD G5 2022

 


6 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V773-7307.PDF 213.258KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V773-3739.pdf 646.94KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2021-4

RCLQRT-21V773-0163.PDF 211.131KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-1

RCLQRT-21V773-9705.PDF 211.23KB

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Recall 573 Report- 05/17/2022

RCLRPT-21V773-1573.PDF 213.286KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-2

RCLQRT-21V773-7793.PDF 211.31KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=21V773&docType=RCL

 


 

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