The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". TIRE AND RIM INFORMATION LABELS WERE NOT INSTALLED AS REQUIRED. ALSO, REARVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS".
The remedy
CERTIFICATION LABELS AND NEW MIRRORS WILL BE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Other visibility recalls in 1979
15 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the visibility; UNITED TRADE REP(TOMOS) filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 79V272000 27 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V260000 14 Dec 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V244000 6 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V245000 6 Nov 1979 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 79V207000 14 Sept 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 79V202000 11 Sept 1979 | AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD |
| 79V156000 19 Jun 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V138000 1 Jun 1979 | GEORGIE BOY MFG., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979