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Vehicle recall 11V228000 · April 11, 2011

Girardin G5, Micro Bird MB II School Bus and 2 more models

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,…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
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.
Consequence
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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
11V228000
Reported to NHTSA
April 11, 2011
Filed by
CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.
Manufacturer campaign
11-042-8WU
Owner notification
June 2, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected
109
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Exterior lighting
Recall 11V228000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

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