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Micro bird

Official notice

25 Jan 2016

Last checked

25 Jan 2016

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Micro bird. On certain school buses, some panels may not meet the joint strength requirement specified in Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 221 - School Bus Body Joint Strength. In the event of a crash, these panels may separate, which could increase the risk of personal injury to vehicle occupants. Correction: Dealers will install additional rivets. Published 2016-01-25.

What to do now

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Recall number

70375

Official notice

2016-01-25

The hazard

On certain school buses, some panels may not meet the joint strength requirement specified in Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 221 - School Bus Body Joint Strength. In the event of a crash, these panels may separate, which could increase the risk of personal injury to vehicle occupants. Correction: Dealers will install additional rivets.

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Recall Numbers

70375

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2013, Make: MICRO BIRD, Model: G5 SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

On certain school buses, some panels may not meet the joint strength requirement specified in Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 221 - School Bus Body Joint Strength. In the event of a crash, these panels may separate, which could increase the risk of personal injury to vehicle occupants. Correction: Dealers will install additional rivets.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Micro Bird.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70375

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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