Vehicle recall 01V118000 · April 24, 2001
1998-2001 Girardin MB IV
Vehicle description: commercial and school bus body minibuses.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.
- Remedy
- 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.
- 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V118000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 24, 2001
- Filed by
- A. GIRARDIN INC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 01-001-AB
- Owner notification
- May 15, 2001
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 995
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Girardin MB IV (1998-2001): 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
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