NHTSA vehicle safety data

1996 Girardin MB IV Recalls & Complaints

The 1996 Girardin MB IV has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 24, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 1996 Girardin MB IV. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Girardin dealer.

Includes campaigns NHTSA files under the spelling "MBIV".

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 1996 Girardin MB IV. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1996 Girardin MB IV in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Service Query SQ97-016: INADEQUATE CLEARANCE OF THE FUEL FILLER
Closed July 20, 1997 · Filed for the Mbiv

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

GIRARDIN/FUEL FILLER PIPE

NHTSA #97V120000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Filler Pipe and Cap · NHTSA notice

Reported July 29, 1997 · A. GIRARDIN INC.

Potentially affected: 147 vehicles

Owners notified April 26, 1997 · Vehicles built February 1, 1995 – December 31, 1996 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 1996 Girardin MB IV. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 1996 Girardin MB IV.

Other Girardin MB IV model years

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