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Micro bird

Official notice

28 Oct 2022

Last checked

28 Oct 2022

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Micro bird. Issue: On a small number of G5 electric school buses built on a Ford chassis, the wire connections on the vehicle charging port may not be properly crimped. As a result, the charging port connections could overheat. Note: The charging port is installed behind the Ford logo on the front grill. Safety Risk: An overheated connection could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Micro Bird will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact Ecotuned Technologies, who will make arrangements to replace the charging port and the air conditioning refrigerant. Published 2022-10-28.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

72070

Official notice

2022-10-28

The hazard

Issue: On a small number of G5 electric school buses built on a Ford chassis, the wire connections on the vehicle charging port may not be properly crimped. As a result, the charging port connections could overheat. Note: The charging port is installed behind the Ford logo on the front grill. Safety Risk: An overheated connection could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Micro Bird will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact Ecotuned Technologies, who will make arrangements to replace the charging port and the air conditioning refrigerant.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

72070

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2018, Make: MICRO BIRD, Model: G5 SCHOOL BUS

Product 2

Year: 2019, Make: MICRO BIRD, Model: G5 SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

Issue: On a small number of G5 electric school buses built on a Ford chassis, the wire connections on the vehicle charging port may not be properly crimped. As a result, the charging port connections could overheat. Note: The charging port is installed behind the Ford logo on the front grill. Safety Risk: An overheated connection could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Micro Bird will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact Ecotuned Technologies, who will make arrangements to replace the charging port and the air conditioning refrigerant.

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

high

Recall details

Recall number

72070

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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