The defect
DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY COMPUTER BROADCAST PROGRAM, THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH 14X5.5 INCH WHEEL RIMS WHICH WERE INTENDED FOR USE ON PASSENGER CARS. THE TIRES WERE NOT MARKED WITH THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". AS A RESULT, A NON-COMPLIANCE EXISTS TO THIS STANDARD.
The remedy
THE EXISTING 14X5.5 INCH WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH 14X6.0 INCH WHEELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: WHEELS
Other wheels recalls in 1978
6 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the wheels; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 78V266000 20 Dec 1978 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 78V223000 11 Oct 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V179000 16 Aug 1978 | EAGLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| 78V024000 30 Jan 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V023000 30 Jan 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978