The defect
THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD CERTIFICATION LABELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT DATA FOR THE INCOMPLETE VEHICLE (CHASSIS) DATE OF MANUFACTURE AND FOR THE DATE OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD CONFORMANCE EFFECTIVENESS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL PROVIDE CERTIFICATION LABELS WITH THE PROPER DATES OF MANUFACTURE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. NEW LABELS MAY BE INSTALLED BY OWNERS OR BY DEALERS AT OWNER"S REQUEST.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
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Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Other equipment recalls in 1980
16 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the equipment; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 80V165000 12 Dec 1980 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V159000 8 Dec 1980 | BROUGHAM INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V154000 21 Nov 1980 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 80V140000 23 Oct 1980 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 80V132000 14 Oct 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V127000 29 Sept 1980 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 80V124000 23 Sept 1980 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 80V118000 19 Sept 1980 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980