2000–2001 Girardin Mbiv recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: commercial and school bus body minibuses. The inner body panel could contact and damage the wiring harness by the driver's seat. If the wires are damaged, and a contact between those wires occurs, the air bag could inadvertently deploy.
💥 The risk
Unexpected air bag deployment CAN result in occupant injury.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with repair instructions and will be reimbursed for labor costs involved. Owner notification is expected to begin during may 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact girardin at 1-819-477-8222.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V118000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01-001-AB
- Manufacturer
- A. GIRARDIN INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 995
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-819-477-8222
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 15, 2001
- Built
- Sep 1, 1998 – Feb 28, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Girardian's recall number is 01-001-AB.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).