The defect
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.
The risk
An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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. 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2016, 2017 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2016 | 0 | 19 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2017 | 0 | 17 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2017
11 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the fuel system, other; Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed 32 campaigns in all.
| 17V665000 19 Oct 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V269000 21 Apr 2017 | National Fleet Services of Ohio |
| 17V228000 4 Apr 2017 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 17V203000 23 Mar 2017 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 17V204000 23 Mar 2017 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 17V199000 23 Mar 2017 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 17V208000 23 Mar 2017 | Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. |
| 17V170000 13 Mar 2017 | Roush CleanTech, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017