Other: school bus stop arm assemblyRecall 15V-886 · Micro Bird vehicles
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. recall 15V-886 covers 66 Micro Bird vehicles for a other: school bus stop arm assembly problem, reported to NHTSA on December 30, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q2) shows 5% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V886000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015 MBII and G5 school buses manufactured between May 1, 2015, and December 18, 2015, equipped with Transpec stop arms, part numbers T6000-, T6100-, and T7000-. The STOP decal may peel off the plastic blade of the stop arm. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
The risk
Absence of the reflective decal would reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Micro Bird will notify owners and recall repair kits will be available free of charge. The recall began on January 20, 2016. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
5%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from May 1, 2015 to December 18, 2015. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.