NHTSA Recall 11V228000: Exterior lighting

CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC. reported this safety recall to NHTSA on April 11, 2011, covering an estimated 109 vehicles. It affects 4 models including the Girardin G5.

109

vehicles potentially affected

models affected

2011

owners notified (June 2)

NHTSA campaign	11V228000
Manufacturer campaign	11-042-8WU
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Report received	April 11, 2011
Owner notification	June 2, 2011
Initiated by	Manufacturer

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.

Safety risk

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.

Remedy

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> .

Vehicles covered by recall 11V228000

Make and model	Model years
Girardin G5	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Girardin Mb II	2006
Micro Bird G5 School Bus	2010, 2011
Micro Bird Mb II School Bus	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Being listed here means the campaign covers the model year, not that every car was built with the defect or is still unrepaired. Enter your VIN above to check your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free at authorised dealers. Source: NHTSA, October 2026.