MICRO BIRD ( 12V362000 )

Publish Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:00:00 EST

Vehicle Make / Model:		Model Year(s):
MICRO BIRD / G5		2011-2012
Manufacturer: CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.		Mfr's Report Date: JUL 24, 2012
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 12V362000		EQ12008 NHTSA Action Number: EQ12008

Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS Potential Number of Units Affected: 11 Summary:

Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 Micro Bird G5 school buses manufactured from April 1, 2011, through June 26, 2012, equipped with ProLo roof escape hatches made by Specialty Manufacturing, Incorporated. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in an opening force of the ProLo roof hatches that exceeds Federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release." Consequence:

In the event of an emergency, egress of the bus may be hindered possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants. Remedy:

Micro Bird will notify owners. Specialty Manufacturing, Inc.(SMI) will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall will begin in early August 2012. Owners may contact Micro Bird at 1-819-477-2012 or SMI at 1-800-951-7867.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm?rcl_id=12V362000&searchtype=quicksearch&summary=true&refurl=rss

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