Girardin G5: Equipment adaptive/mobility

Date

March 13, 2008

Filed by

Girardin Minibus Inc.

Vehicles

Girardin G5 (2007, 2008)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.

Component

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Description of the defect

Girardin is recalling 13 my 2007 And 2008 G5 School And commercial Buses, manufactured between November And December 2007, equipped with Ricon wheelchair lifts Series 5500 manufactured from April 1, 2005 to October 9, 2007. The Threshold Warning System May not detect The presence of a wheelchair or Mobility aid user in a certain spot within The defined Threshold area. These lifts do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 404, "platform Lift installations in Motor Vehicles."

Potentially affected

13

What can happen

The user of The Lift could be injured should The Lift move unintentionally.

Remedy

Girardin will notify their owners And instucting them to contact Ricon for a Free repair. The recall is expected to begin during March 2008. Owners May contact Ricon at 818-267-3000 or Girardin at 819-477-2012 ext 428.

Recall notes

Girardin's recall no. 08-020-RIU.CUSTOMERS May 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.

Owner notification date

March 20, 2008

Manufacturer campaign number

08-020-RIU

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

403

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

08V120000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.