The defect
VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS", BECAUSE OF EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL: 1) THE TIRE PRESSURE STATED IS 5 PSI TOO LOW, 2) THE TIRE AND RIM SIZE DESIGNATION IS NOT STATED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL PLACE CORRECT CERTIFICATION LABELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Other equipment recalls in 1979
24 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the equipment; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 79V229000 16 Oct 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V227000 16 Oct 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V226000 15 Oct 1979 | LEGGETT & PRATT, INC. |
| 79V219000 11 Oct 1979 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 79V203000 11 Sept 1979 | AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD |
| 79V181000 1 Aug 1979 | CYCLE PEUGEOT USA |
| 79V176000 24 Jul 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V172000 13 Jul 1979 | MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979