NHTSA campaign 97V120000
A. GIRARDIN INC. Recall 97V-120: GIRARDIN/FUEL FILLER PIPE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 97V120000 was reported by A. GIRARDIN INC. on July 29, 1997, with 147 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Girardin MB IV for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on April 26, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V120000 (also written 97V-120 or 97V120)
- Filed by
- A. GIRARDIN INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 147 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Filler Pipe and Cap
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V120000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Girardin
All Girardin recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V120000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. THE SEAT SUPPORT CHANNELS OF THE FLOOR STRUCTURE IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. THE PIPE COULD BE PUNCTURED AND WHEN FILLING THE GASOLINE TANK, FUEL CAN BE SPILLED ON THE ROAD SURFACE.
Safety consequence
IF FUEL IS SPILLED AND AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A VEHICLE FIRE COULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WERE PROVIDED WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND A DOUBLE LIP STEEL REINFORCED TRIM TO BE INSTALLED ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT SUPPORT CHANNEL TO ELIMINATE THE SHARP EDGE OF THE SUPPORT WHICH COULD PUNCTURE THE PIPE.
Notes
NOTES:OWNERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH PARTS FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. THIS CAMPAIGN IS COMPLETE.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V120000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.