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2009-2010 Girardin G5, Micro Bird G5 School Bus and others recall: equipment adaptive/mobility

Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. reported this safety recall on March 25, 2010. It covers about 49 vehicles.

vehicles affected
49
reported
Mar 25, 2010
owners notified
Apr 1, 2010

Equipment adaptive/mobility

What is wrong
Corp. Micro bird has notified the federal safety agency about a defect in certain model year 2009 and 2010 school buses manufactured between october 2008 and march 2010 fitted with ricon public use s and k series wheelchair lifts. Due to a problem in the software that controls the lifts up function, if the switch is released before the floor level limit switch is activated, the lift may continue its upward travel for approximately 1 second before stopping. The continued upward travel may overrun the floor level cut off point.
Risk
When the platform overruns the vehicle floor level and stops at an angle from 15-20 degrees, it is possible for a person in a wheelchair to tip over and for someone standing on the platform to fall, possibly resulting in injuries.
Remedy
Corp. Micro bird will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. Currently ricon is developing a software solution and is not available. Until the software solution is available, ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a dvd-based training aid to promote proper lift operation at no cost. The safety recall began on april 1, 2010. Owners may contact ricon at 1‑818‑267‑3000 or micro bird at 1‑819‑477‑2012.

Recall number 10V123000

Affected vehicles

Questions about recall 10V123000

Is there a recall on the 2009-2010 Girardin G5, Micro Bird G5 School Bus and others equipment adaptive/mobility?

Yes. Recall 10V123000, reported on March 25, 2010, covers about 49 vehicles.

What is the fix for recall 10V123000?

Corp. Micro bird will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. Currently ricon is developing a software solution and is not available. Until the software solution is available, ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift operation and will ship owners a dvd-based training aid to promote proper lift operation at no cost. The safety recall began on april 1, 2010. Owners may contact ricon at 1‑818‑267‑3000 or micro bird at 1‑819‑477‑2012.

Is the recall repair free?

Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.

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