Recall Register

2002 Girardin MB II: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Girardin MB II. The newest campaign is 05V352000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Aug 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 05V352000, in the NHTSA record

Girardin will notify owners and replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected free of charge. The recall began on august 22, 2005. Owners may contact girardin at 1-800-951-7867.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,533 units in total.

  1. 05V352000Received . 1,498 units.

    Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain girardin my 2002 through 2005 mb II & mb IV school buses manufactured between january 1, 2002, and august 8, 2005, and equipped with "5" series stop arms manufactured by specialty manufacturing company. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing vehicles should the motorist not stop at the correct location.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Girardin will notify owners and replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected free of charge. The recall began on august 22, 2005. Owners may contact girardin at 1-800-951-7867.

    Report filed by GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 05-010-SAU. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 04V433000Received . 35 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain mbii and mbiv school and commercial buses built on ford e-350 & e-450, GM 3500 chassis, manufactured between june 1, 1999, and december 31, 2003, and equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13. The sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Sure-lok will notify girardin's customers and replace the defective part free of charge. The recall began august 16, 2004. 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 sure-lok at 1-908-231-1804.

    Report filed by GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 04-007-SL.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19991
  2. 20001
  3. 20011
  4. 20022
  5. 20034
  6. 20045
  7. 20056
  8. 20067

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Girardin MB II: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/girardin/mb-ii/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Girardin MB II?
1,533 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Girardin MB II have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns for the Girardin MB II, model years 1999 to 2006. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Girardin MB II open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.