NHTSA Campaign 07V565000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. · Reported Dec 13, 2007 · 33 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN MY 2005 AND 2006 MB II AND MB IV SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 2005 AND JUNE 2006, ON FORD AND GM CHASSIS WITH 6.6L ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN LIFT MODELS NL916, NL917, AND NL919. THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT ACTIVATE AS DESIGNED WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Consequence

SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Remedy

OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY GIRARDIN INSTRUCTING THEM TO CONTACT BRAUN FOR FREE REPAIR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 18, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT BRAUN PRODUCT SUPPORT AT 1-800-946-7513 OR GIRARDIN MINIBUS SERVICE AND WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT 819-477-8222.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
GIRARDIN MB II 2003 33
GIRARDIN MB II 2006 33
GIRARDIN MB IV 2005 33
GIRARDIN MB IV 2006 33

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V565000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.