- Vehicles
- 13
- Built between
- Nov 2007 – Dec 2007
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 March 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2007 and December 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2008 Girardin G5Built November 2007 to December 2007
What the defect is
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."
What could happen
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
What gets fixed
GIRARDIN WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNERS AND INSTUCTING THEM TO CONTACT RICON FOR A FREE REPAIR. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2007 to December 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 March 2008
- Owners notified20 March 2008
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 March 2008.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact ricon at 818-267-3000 or girardin at 819-477-2012 ext 428.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 08-020-RIU
- Recalling manufacturer
- GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 403
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.