- Vehicles
- 582
- Built between
- Jun 2006 – Feb 2010
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 29 June 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2006 and February 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2010 Girardin G5Built June 2006 to February 2010
- 2006-2007, 2010 Micro Bird G5 School BUSBuilt June 2006 to February 2010
What the defect is
Corp. Micro bird, inc. Has notified NHTSA about a noncompliance in certain model year 2006 through 2010 G5 school buses manufactured from june 1, 2006 and february 15, 2009, equipped with 39 or 45 inch seats. The buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." some seats were installed without any reinforcement under the floor.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, the seat may not absorb sufficient energy to restrain the occupant as intended and it could result in injury or death to the occupant.
What gets fixed
MICRO BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2006 to February 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 February 2010
- Owners notified29 June 2010
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 25 February 2010.
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 micro bird at 1-819-477-2012.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 10-035-SEU
- Recalling manufacturer
- CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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 campaign number is 10-035-SEU.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> .
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.