OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 17V798000

NHTSA campaign 17V798000 covers 12 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 292 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received December 12, 2017 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 17V798000 says

NHTSA campaign 17V798000 identifies STRUCTURE and states that If roof crushes more than the rollover standards allow for the weight and configuration of the bus, the occupants have a greater risk of injury in the event of a rollover crash.

Defect summary

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2017 G5 school buses with an unloaded weight more than 10,013 pounds. In a rollover, the roof may crush excessively. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 220, "School Bus Rollover Protection.".

Consequence summary

If roof crushes more than the rollover standards allow for the weight and configuration of the bus, the occupants have a greater risk of injury in the event of a rollover crash.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 17V798000

For NHTSA campaign 17V798000, the filed corrective action says: Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will modify the buses to prevent the roof from crushing excessively in a rollover, free of charge. The recall began on January 26, 2018. For more information, owners may contact Micro Bird at 1-819-475-9633. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 17-072-GUS.

Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will modify the buses to prevent the roof from crushing excessively in a rollover, free of charge. The recall began on January 26, 2018. For more information, owners may contact Micro Bird at 1-819-475-9633. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 17-072-GUS.

Owner notification: January 26, 2018
Filing manufacturer: Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Component groups: STRUCTURE

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 17V798000

RecallRoad links 12 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 17V798000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.