OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 11V228000

NHTSA campaign 11V228000 covers 12 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 109 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received April 11, 2011 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 11V228000 says

NHTSA campaign 11V228000 identifies EXTERIOR LIGHTING and states that 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.

Defect 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 summary

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.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 11V228000

For NHTSA campaign 11V228000, the filed corrective action says: 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.

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.

Owner notification: June 2, 2011
Filing manufacturer: CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.
Component groups: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 11V228000

RecallRoad links 12 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 11V228000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.