The defect
SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH LR78-15 "C" LOAD RANGE TRUCK TIRES INSTEAD OF LR78-15 "B" LOAD RANGE PASSENGER CAR TIRES. THE WHEELS PRESENTLY ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES ARE INTENDED FOR USE WITH PASSENGER VEHICLE TIRES AND WERE NOT RATED FOR THE HIGHER MAXIMUM AIR PRESSURE AND LOAD RATINGS MOLDED INTO THE SIDEWALL OF THE LR78-15 "C" LOAD RANGE TRUCK TIRES.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE "C" LOAD RANGE TIRES WITH "B" LOAD RANGE TIRES, WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: TIRES
Other tires recalls in 1978
5 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the tires; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 78V202000 22 Sept 1978 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 78V183000 18 Aug 1978 | AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD |
| 78V073000 4 Apr 1978 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 78V056000 13 Mar 1978 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978