2009–2011 Girardin G5 recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Micro bird is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 micro bird G5 school buses equipped with braun CENTURY-2 and VISTA-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
💥 The risk
A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchairs occupant could fall and sustain injury.
🔧 The fix
Micro bird will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on may 11, 2012. Owners may contact micro bird at 1-819-477-2012.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V164000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 12-051-BRU
- Manufacturer
- CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 38
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-819-477-2012
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 11, 2012
- Built
- Aug 15, 2009 – Feb 17, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Micro bird's recall campaign number is 12-052-BRU.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 .