NHTSA Recall 11V228000
NHTSA Campaign Id 11V228000; Date: Apr. 11, 2011
The driver could erroneously think that the school bus stop arm is deployed while the first set of 4 red lights are activated. This condition increases risk of injury to pedestrians.
Recalled Vehicles:
2006 Girardin G5; 2007 Girardin G5; 2008 Girardin G5; 2009 Girardin G5; 2010 Girardin G5; 2006 Girardin Mb Ii; 2007 Girardin Mb Ii; 2008 Girardin Mb Ii; 2009 Girardin Mb Ii; 2010 Girardin Mb Ii; 2010 Micro Bird G5; 2011 Micro Bird G5; 2010 Micro Bird Mb Ii; 2011 Micro Bird Mb Ii
Component: Exterior Lighting
Manufactured by: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.
Affected Units:: 109
Recall Summary:
Certain model year 2006 through 2010 girardin g5 and mbii and model year 2010 and 2011 micro bird g5 and mb ii school buses manufactured from January 2006 through April 5, 2011, fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 131, "school bus pedestrian safety devices. " the 4-way warning lights do not have an alarm to alert the driver that the stop arm did not deploy when the 4 red lights are activated.
How to Fix:
Micro bird will notify owners and dealers will replace the affected warning lights with warning lights that have an alarm free of charge. The safety recall began during June 2011. Owners may contact micro bird at 1-819-477-2012.
Recall Notes:
Micro bird's recall campaign number is 10-042-8wu. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jun 2, 2011
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