Girardin G5 Commercial Bus. Published by Transport Canada as 2024550 on 17 September 2024. System: Engine.
What the notice says Issue:
On a small number of buses, a problem with the drive belt tensioner could cause the belt to move or come off the pulleys. As a result, the alternator, power steering, and water pump could stop working. If this happens, there could be a loss of power to the wheels, a loss of power steering assist and/or the …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2024550
- Recall date
- 17 September 2024
- Make
- Girardin
- Models
- G5 Commercial Bus
- Model years
- 2023
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 8
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On a small number of buses, a problem with the drive belt tensioner could cause the belt to move or come off the pulleys. As a result, the alternator, power steering, and water pump could stop working. If this happens, there could be a loss of power to the wheels, a loss of power steering assist and/or the engine could overheat.
Note: This recall only affects buses built on a General Motors chassis equipped with a second air conditioning compressor.Safety Risks:
A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. A loss of power steering assist could cause a sudden increase in steering effort and also increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, an engine that overheats could create the risk of a fire.Corrective Actions:
Micro Bird will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your bus to a dealership to replace the drive belt and tensioner.
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 2024550.
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.
- 2024551 · 17 September 2024 · G5 School Bus · Engine
- 2024245 · 25 April 2024 · G5 School Bus · Brakes
- 2023411 · 26 July 2023 · G5 School Bus · High Voltage
- 2022406 · 27 July 2022 · G5 School Bus, T-Series School Bus · Structure
- 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: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2024575 · 1 October 2024 · DB12, DBX, Vantage · Engine
- 2024600 · 10 October 2024 · F-Pace · Engine
- 2024599 · 10 October 2024 · Range Rover Sport, Defender, Range Rover · Engine
- 2024492 · 23 August 2024 · Aviator, Explorer, F-150 · Engine
- 2024462 · 12 August 2024 · Police Interceptor Utility (explorer) · Engine
- 2024687 · 8 November 2024 · Expedition, Police Interceptor Truck (f-150), F-150 · Engine
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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 672 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2024.
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