Recall 01V145002: A. GIRARDIN INC.

Report received

Apr 26, 2001

Manufacturer

A. GIRARDIN INC.

Potentially affected

771vehicles

Model years

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Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with rosco cross over mirrors. The position of the driver's rear view mirror does not allow complete visibility of pedestrians as required under federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 111, "rearview mirrors."

Possible consequence

A pedestrian could be injured or killed if the driver of the school bus cannot see them.

Remedy

Girardin will notify owners and provide a retrofit kit free of charge and instructions that will extend the right hand mirror by 4 inches. Owner notification began january 2002. Owners who do not receive the retrofit kit and instructions within a reasonable time should contact girardin at 1-819-477-8222.