2000–2001 Girardin School BUS recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: School buses equipped with rosco cross over mirrors. The position of the driver's rear view mirror does not allow complete visibility of pedestrians as required under federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 111, "rearview mirrors."
💥 The risk
A pedestrian could be injured or killed if the driver of the School BUS cannot see them.
🔧 The fix
Girardin will notify owners and provide a retrofit kit free of charge and instructions that will extend the right hand mirror by 4 inches. Owner notification began january 2002. Owners who do not receive the retrofit kit and instructions 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
- 01V145002
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01-002-CM
- Manufacturer
- A. GIRARDIN INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 771
- Component
- VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
- Owner phone
- 1-819-477-8222
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 1, 2001
- Built
- Oct 12, 1999 – Mar 23, 2001
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Girardin's recall number is 01-002-CM.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration=s auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).