1998 Girardin Mbiv Recalls, Complaints & Specs
1 safety recall lists the 1998 Girardin Mbiv, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
1 safety recall for the 1998 Girardin Mbiv
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Air bags: frontal
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.
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…
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1998 Girardin Mbiv have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2007 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“The fenders on the kendon motorcycle trailer in question were observed to vibrate significantly at highway speeds. New balanced tires made no change in the vibration. The first failure in the trailer”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 13, 2007 · Structure
Compare Girardin Mbiv model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Girardin Mbiv model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 Girardin Mbiv | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 Girardin Mbiv | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 Girardin Mbiv | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 Girardin Mbiv | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Girardin Mbiv | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 Girardin Mbiv | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 Girardin Mbiv | 1 | 0 |
Checking a specific 1998 Girardin Mbiv
How do I know if my 1998 Girardin Mbiv has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 1 campaign currently lists the 1998 Girardin Mbiv; your car may already have been repaired under it.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Girardin dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 01V118000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Girardin models
- MB112 complaints
- Mbii1 complaints
- G50 complaints
- Mb II0 complaints
- Mb IV0 complaints
- Mb IV G50 complaints
- SB10000 complaints
- School Bus0 complaints
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.