The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THESE LIGHT TRUCKS WERE INCORRECTLY CLASSIFIED AS PASSENGER VEHICLES AND WERE EQUIPPED WITH LOAD RANGE "A" INSTEAD OF LOAD RANGE "B" TIRES. THIS COULD LEAD TO INADVERTENT VEHICLE OVERLOADING.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE LOAD RANGE "A" WITH THE PROPER LOAD RANGE "B" TIRES, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: TIRES
Other tires recalls in 1977
3 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the tires; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 77V189000 25 Oct 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V107000 6 Jul 1977 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977