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NHTSA campaign 08V463000 · Girardin campaign 08-021-RIU

GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. Recall 08V-463: FMVSS 403/ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK/RICON

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V463000 (Girardin campaign 08-021-RIU) was reported by GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. on September 12, 2008, with 88 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Girardin MB II, Girardin MB IV G5 and Micro Bird MB II School Bus for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on September 18, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V463000 (also written 08V-463 or 08V463)
Filed by
GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.
Girardin campaign number
08-021-RIU
Report received
Potentially affected
88 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 403
NHTSA investigation
Equipment Query EQ08-011 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V463000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Girardin

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Micro Bird

  • Micro Bird MB II School Bus

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V463000.

Defect description

GIRARDIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2005 AND 2006 MB II AND MB IV G5 SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2005 AND DECEMBER 2006, EQUIPPED WITH RICON S OR K SERIES WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THE ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER. THE PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF WEIGHT ON THE PLATFORM WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NECESSARY SENSITIVITY LEVEL. THE LIFT COULD STOW EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS STILL ON THE LIFT WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES."

Safety consequence

A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.

Manufacturer remedy

GIRARDIN IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS (PLEASE SEE 07E097). THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-800-322-2884 OR GIRARDIN MINIBUS AT 1-819-477-2012 EXT. 428.

Notes

GIRARDIN'S RECALL NO. 08-021-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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V463000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.