Girardin Mb II Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Girardin Mb II (1999–2006).

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All Girardin Mb II recalls (13)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Girardin Mb II, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Exterior lighting

   NHTSA 11V228000 Reported April 11, 2011 109 vehicles potentially affected CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.

   Certain model year 2006 through 2010 girardin g5 and mbii and model year 2010 and 2011 micro bird g5 and mb ii school buses manufactured from january 2006 through april 5, 2011, fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 131, "school bus pedestrian safety devices." the 4-way warning lights do not…

   Remedy: Micro bird will notify owners and dealers will replace the affected warning lights with warning lights that have an alarm free of charge. The safety recall began during june 2011. Owners may contact micro bird at…

   Model years: 2006

2. Equipment

   NHTSA 10V637000 Reported December 21, 2010 30 vehicles potentially affected CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC.

   Corp. Micro bird is recalling certain model year 1999 through 2001 girardin mb ii and mb iv school buses built on ford and GM cutaway chassis from august 2, 1999, through may 31, 2001, and equipped with a trans/air ta73 evaporator. The evaporator utilizes a power resistor to regulate blower speed. Should a short occur in the "low or…

   Remedy: Corp. Micro bird in cooperation with trans/air will install a thermal shutdown device in series with the speed resistors. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on january 11, 2011.…

   Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

3. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 08V463000 Reported September 12, 2008 88 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

   Girardin is recalling certain my 2005 and 2006 mb ii and mb iv g5 school and commercial buses manufactured between 2005 and december 2006, equipped with ricon s or k series wheelchair lifts. The anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user. The pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of…

   Remedy: Girardin is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts (please see 07e097). The recall began on september 18, 2008. Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or girardin minibus at 1-819-477-2012 ext. 428.

   Model years: 2005, 2006

4. Cables (electrical system)

   NHTSA 07V574000 Reported December 14, 2007 640 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

   Certain my 2004 through 2008 girardin mb ii and mb iv school and commercial minibuses manufactured between april 14, 2004, and november 28, 2007, built on ford e350 and e450 diesel chassis. The affected buses are equipped with option bbx (battery box). The protection from abrasion on the battery cables that cross in the battery box is…

   Remedy: Girardin will notify owners and repair the buses by adding protective tubes free of charge. The recall began on january 7, 2008. Owners can contact girardin at 819-477-8222.

   Model years: 2004, 2005, 2006

5. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 07V565000 Reported December 13, 2007 33 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

   Certain my 2005 and 2006 mb ii and mb iv school and commercial buses manufactured between july 2005 and june 2006, on ford and GM chassis with 6.6l engines equipped with braun lift models nl916, nl917, and nl919. The threshold warning system may not activate as designed which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no.…

   Remedy: Owners will be notified by girardin instructing them to contact braun for free repair. The recall began on march 18, 2008. Owners can contact braun product support at 1-800-946-7513 or girardin minibus service and…

   Model years: 2003, 2006

6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 07V189000 Reported May 1, 2007 50 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

   Certain girardin school and commercial buses manufactured between march and december 2006. The defect involves the interlock switch system in the lift not detecting the presence of a passenger (either wheelchair or standee) on the ricon wheelchair platform lift which does not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404,…

   Remedy: Girardin is working with ricon to repair the buses free of charge (please see 06e101). The recall began on may 18, 2007. Owners can contact girardin at 819-477-8222 ext. 401 or ricon at 800-322-2884.

   Model years: 2006

7. Back up lights (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 06V252000 Reported July 13, 2006 157 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

   Certain my 2006 girardin mb ii and mb iv school and transit buses built on ford and GM chassis manufactured between april 3 and june 19, 2006. The 7" dia. Back-up lights, p/n 32ezz014, fail to comply with the illumination requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.

   Remedy: Girardin will notify owners and replace the noncompliant back-up lights free of charge. The recall began on august 3, 2006. Owners may contact girardin customer service at 819-477-8222.

   Model years: 2006

8. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 06V133000 Reported April 24, 2006 13 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

   Certain girardin my 2005 and 2006 mb iv school and commercial buses and 2006 mb ii school buses manufactured between june 29, 2005, and may 10, 2006, and equipped with ricon k-series wheelchair lifts, p/n k5505-f1020000a & k2010-f1020000a. The welding process may not have achieved full penetration along the seam of the vertical arms.…

   Remedy: Ricon is conducting this recall (please see 06e008000) and will replace the two vertical arms even if only one arm is cracked free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during may 2006. Owners may contact ricon…

   Model years: 2006

9. Roof and pillars (structure)

   NHTSA 05V365000 Reported August 22, 2005 10 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

   Certain 2003 through 2005 girardin mb ii and mb iv school buses manufactured between august 17 and october 29, 2004. The amount of adhesive applied to the roof seams and interior panels is inadequate for the type of adhesive used which fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, school bus…

   Remedy: Girardin will notify its owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on november 3, 2003. Owners may contact girardin at 1-819-477-8222.

   Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005

10. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

    NHTSA 05V352000 Reported August 4, 2005 1,498 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

11. Seats

    NHTSA 05V141000 Reported April 7, 2005 204 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    Certain my 2003-2005 girardin mb ii and mb iv school buses manufactured between march 20, 2003, and december 16, 2004, (see amended noncompliance report received august 18, 2005) built on ford and GM chassis. Seats equipped with the child seat anchorage system fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, 'school…

    Remedy: Girardin will notify its customers and install a flat bar on each side of the seat where the child seat anchorage is bolted to increase the strength of the seat back free of charge. The recall began on april 19, 2005.…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005

12. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 05V012000 Reported January 24, 2005 121 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    Certain girardin minibus my 2004 and 2005 mb ii and mbiv ford diesel school buses equipped with optional bbx (battery box) manufactured between may 14, 2004 and february 9, 2005. The electrical cables (p/nos. 27df01 and 27df3001) between the batteries and the battery junction box (under the hood) has no fusable link for cable protection.

    Remedy: The manufacturer will notify its customers and install a fusable link at the end of the cable attached to the battery free of charge. The recall began on february 25, 2005. Owners may contact girardin at 819-477-8222.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

13. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 04V433000 Reported September 7, 2004 35 vehicles potentially affected GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC.

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2002

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.