The defect
TIRES INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THESE VEHICLES HAVE A 370 LB. REAR LOAD RATING, WHILE THE REAR TIRE IS RATED FOR A 290 LB. LOAD. IF VEHICLE IS LOADED BEYOND THE TIRE LOAD LIMIT, A TIRE FAILURE MAY OCCUR IN SERVICE.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW TIRE WITH A LOAD RATING OF 370 LBS. AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
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; AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 78V202000 22 Sept 1978 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 78V073000 4 Apr 1978 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 78V056000 13 Mar 1978 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 78V044000 6 Mar 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978