2008 GIRARDIN MB II Recalls (7)

Campaign:
07V574000 on 12/13/2007
Component:
Electrical system:battery:cables
Manufactured:
04/13/2004 - 11/27/2007
Affected:
640
Defect:
Certain my 2004 through 2008 girardin mb ii and mb iv school and commercial minibuses manufactured between april 14, 2004, and november 28, 2007, built on ford e350 and e450 diesel chassis. the affected buses are equipped with option bbx (battery box). the protection from abrasion on the battery cables that cross in the battery box is inadequate. it may create a short circuit in case the abrasion between the cables is excessive.
Consequence:
This short circuit could result in a fire.
Correction:
Girardin will notify owners and repair the buses by adding protective tubes free of charge. the recall began on january 7, 2008. owners can contact girardin at 819-477-8222.
Notes:
Girardin recall no. 07-019-bxu.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.
Campaign:
08V508000 on 10/01/2008
Component:
Electrical system:battery
Manufactured:
09/30/2007 - 09/18/2008
Affected:
40
Defect:
Girardin is recalling 40 my 2008 mb ii school buses manufactured between october 1, 2007 and september 19, 2008, equipped with the option bbx (battery box). a long bolt was installed on the positive battery post of the battery located in the battery box. the bolt could make contact with the battery drawer's latch.
Consequence:
Contact between the long bolt and the drawer's latch may create a short circuit. this short circuit could result in a fire or explosion.
Correction:
Girardin will notify owners and provide a free remedy along with repair instructions. the recall began on october 10, 2008. owners may contact girardin at 1-819-477-8222 ext. 401.
Notes:
Girardin's recall no. 08-023-bbu.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.
Campaign:
08V679000 on 12/22/2008
Component:
Seat belts
Manufactured:
07/31/2008 - 12/11/2008
Affected:
210
Defect:
Girardin is recalling 210 my 2008 and 2009 mb ii and g5 school buses manufactured between august 1 and december 12, 2008, equipped with seat belts (option smk2, sbk3). the seat belt webbing was inserted into the tongue assembly incorrectly.
Consequence:
The seat belt will not tighten around the occupant and will not offer restraint in the event of a crash which may result in injury.
Correction:
Girardin will notify owners and replace the affected seat belts free of charge. the recall began on january 9, 2009. owners may contact girardin 1-819-477-8222 ext 401.
Notes:
Girardin's recall no. 08-024-sbu.customers 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
08V691000 on 12/28/2008
Component:
Seat belts
Manufactured:
07/31/2008 - 12/11/2008
Affected:
210
Defect:
Girardin is recalling 210 my 2008 and 2009 mb ii and g5 school buses manufactured between august 1 and december 12, 2008, equipped with seat belts (option smk2, sbk3). the seat belts may not have the cording or tag identification which does not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Consequence:
This standard requires proper identification of the seat belt manufacturer for seat belt assemblies.
Correction:
Girardin will notify owners and replace noncompliant seat belts free of charge. the recall began on january 9, 2009. owners may contact girardin 1-819-477-8222 ext. 401.
Notes:
Girardin's recall no. 08-024-sbu.customers 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
09V315000 on 08/06/2009
Component:
Other:school bus stop arm assembly
Manufactured:
08/31/2008 - 10/30/2009
Affected:
2
Defect:
Girardin is recalling certain model year 2008 g5 and mb ii school buses manufactured between september 1, 2008, and october 31, 2008, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (smi) 000290 led light kits. a change to the wire used in the led light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms and, as a result, the lights may stop functioning without warning.
Consequence:
Should the led lights stop functioning, visibility of a stopped bus and the stop arm would be decreased, thereby increasing the risk of a passing vehicle striking a child or other person entering or leaving the bus.
Correction:
Girardin will notify owners and the buses will be repaired free of charge. the safety recall began on august 20, 2009. owners may contact smi warranty service at 1-800-951-7867 or girardin at 1-819-477-2012.
Notes:
Girardin's recall campaign no. 09-029-sau.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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
10V121000 on 03/24/2010
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
11/30/2007 - 03/22/2010
Affected:
103
Defect:
Corp. micro bird has notified nhtsa about a defect in certain model year 2007 through 2010 school buses manufactured between december 2007 and march 2010 fitted with ricon public use s and k series wheelchair lifts. the restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. ricon has discovered, however, that it is possible for the operator to insert the belt tongue into the buckle without fully engaging the latching mechanism. in this case, the restraint belt would appear to be latched, and the operator could run the lift. if the restraint belt tongue is not fully engaged into the restraint belt buckle, and latched, the lift may operate with an occupant on the platform.
Consequence:
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.
Correction:
Micro bird is working with ricon and ricon will be handling the remedy for this campaign. please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. the safety recall began on m,arch 31, 2010. owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or micro bird at 1-819-477-2012.
Notes:
Micro bird's campaign number is 10-036-riu.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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
11V228000 on 04/11/2011
Component:
Exterior lighting
Affected:
109
Defect:
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.
Consequence:
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.
Correction:
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.
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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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