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Micro bird

Official notice

4 May 2023

Last checked

4 May 2023

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Micro bird. Issue: On certain G5 electric buses built on a Ford chassis, the AC charging harness could overheat while using a Level 2 charger. Safety Risk: A charging harness that overheats could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Micro Bird will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact a local dealer. Ecotuned Technologies will provide parts and instructions for how to correct this defect. Until the recall repairs are completed, Micro Bird advises to charge your bus using outside charging equipment only and to keep a safe distance between vehicles and buildings during charging. Published 2023-05-04.

What to do now

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Recall number

73623

Official notice

2023-05-04

The hazard

Issue: On certain G5 electric buses built on a Ford chassis, the AC charging harness could overheat while using a Level 2 charger. Safety Risk: A charging harness that overheats could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Micro Bird will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact a local dealer. Ecotuned Technologies will provide parts and instructions for how to correct this defect. Until the recall repairs are completed, Micro Bird advises to charge your bus using outside charging equipment only and to keep a safe distance between vehicles and buildings during charging.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

73623

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Affected products

Product 1

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

Product 2

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

Product 3

Year: 2020, Make: MICRO BIRD, Model: G5 COMMERCIAL BUS

Product 4

Year: 2021, Make: MICRO BIRD, Model: G5 COMMERCIAL BUS

Product 5

Year: 2022, Make: MICRO BIRD, Model: G5 COMMERCIAL BUS

Product 6

Year: 2023, Make: MICRO BIRD, Model: G5 COMMERCIAL BUS

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain G5 electric buses built on a Ford chassis, the AC charging harness could overheat while using a Level 2 charger. Safety Risk: A charging harness that overheats could create a fire risk. Corrective Actions: Micro Bird will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact a local dealer. Ecotuned Technologies will provide parts and instructions for how to correct this defect. Until the recall repairs are completed, Micro Bird advises to charge your bus using outside charging equipment only and to keep a safe distance between vehicles and buildings during charging.

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

73623

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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