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CarsLore / US recalls / 1979 / 79V229000

Recall 79V229000

Equipment · GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

16 Oct 1979reported to NHTSA
3,170vehicles potentially affected
0models · 0 model years
Noneowner advisory

The defect

THE TIRE PLACARD (LABEL) DOES NOT CONTAIN THE RECOMMENDED TIRE SIZE INFORMATION. THEREFORE, IT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS".

The remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW LABEL WITH CORRECT INFORMATION AT NO COST TO OWNER.

NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR

Vehicles covered

ModelModel 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.

79V227000
16 Oct 1979
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER18,778
79V226000
15 Oct 1979
LEGGETT & PRATT, INC.240
79V219000
11 Oct 1979
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.188
79V203000
11 Sept 1979
AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD4,629
79V181000
1 Aug 1979
CYCLE PEUGEOT USA9,541
79V176000
24 Jul 1979
CHRYSLER CORPORATION68,000
79V172000
13 Jul 1979
MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD.41,207
79V173000
13 Jul 1979
MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD.10,854

NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979