Girardin G5 School Bus. Published by Transport Canada as 2023411 on 26 July 2023. System: High Voltage.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain G5 electric school buses built on a Ford chassis, a problem with the vehicle control software could cause overheating in the high-voltage battery pack and electrical arcing (sparks) in the charging circuit.
Note: This recall only affects buses equipped with Ecotuned Technologies MK3 kit with …
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Girardin G5 SCHOOL BUS in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2023411
- Recall date
- 26 July 2023
- Make
- Girardin
- Models
- G5 School Bus
- Model years
- 2018 to 2024
- Vehicle class
- School Bus
- System
- High Voltage
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 141
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain G5 electric school buses built on a Ford chassis, a problem with the vehicle control software could cause overheating in the high-voltage battery pack and electrical arcing (sparks) in the charging circuit.
Note: This recall only affects buses equipped with Ecotuned Technologies MK3 kit with software version 1139 or lower.Safety Risk:
Overheating of the high-voltage battery and electrical arcing can create the risk of fire.Corrective Actions:
MicroBird will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact Ecotuned Technologies, who will make arrangements to install a software update.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2023411.
Girardin elsewhere in this register
Girardin is named on 50 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2024245 · 25 April 2024 · G5 School Bus · Brakes
- 2022406 · 27 July 2022 · G5 School Bus, T-Series School Bus · Structure
- 2024550 · 17 September 2024 · G5 Commercial Bus · Engine
- 2024551 · 17 September 2024 · G5 School Bus · Engine
- 2016634 · 16 December 2016 · T Series Commercial Bus · Seats And Restraints
- 2016635 · 16 December 2016 · T Series School Bus · Seats And Restraints
- 2015568 · 25 November 2015 · Ct-Series Commercial Bus, T-Series School Bus, Mbii Commercial Bus · Accessories
- 2015569 · 25 November 2015 · T-Series School Bus, Mbii School Bus, G5 School Bus · Accessories
The same system: High Voltage
133 notices in this register name High Voltage. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2023425 · 2 August 2023 · LFS · High Voltage
- 2023363 · 28 June 2023 · iX, i4 · High Voltage
- 2023517 · 27 June 2023 · C · High Voltage
- 2023358 · 27 June 2023 · C · High Voltage
- 2023359 · 27 June 2023 · 6, 8 · High Voltage
- 2023355 · 23 June 2023 · Fusion · High Voltage
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Girardin: 50 in the register, and 593 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2023.
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