The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH SAFETY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION LABELS THAT CONTAINED INCORRECT GVWR AND GAWR WEIGHT INFORMATION. THE GVWR"S COULD BE OVERSTATED BY UP TO 197 LBS., DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE REPORTING OF INCREMENTAL OPTION WEIGHTS USED TO DERIVE THE GVWR"S AND GAWR"S.
The remedy
THE OWNER HAS THE OPTION OF AFFIXING THE SUPPLIED LABELS HIMSELF OR BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM AFFIXED.
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; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 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