The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE TUBES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY VULCANIZED, CAUSING EITHER THE VALVE STEMS TO SEPARATE FROM THE VALVE STEM BASES, THE VALVE STEM BASES TO SEPARATE FROM THE TUBE, OR THE SEAMS OF THE TUBES TO SEPARATE. TUBE FAILURE COULD OCCUR, CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT AND REAR TUBES ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: TIRES:TUBE
Other tires recalls in 1977
3 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the tires; KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 77V189000 25 Oct 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V064000 2 May 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977