The defect
VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 108 AND 122, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT", AND "MOTORCYCLE BRAKE SYSTEMS", RESPECTIVELY. VEHICLES ARE CAPABLE OF SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ALTHOUGH LIGHTING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR SAFE OPERATION AT THESE SPEEDS.
The remedy
VEHICLE WILL BE MODIFIED BY REPLACING THE INNER DISCS IN THE SILENCER OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM ATTAINABLE SPEED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1980
6 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the exterior lighting; CYCLE PEUGEOT USA filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 80V082000 17 Jun 1980 | WARD INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V067000 27 May 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V062000 16 May 1980 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 80V051000 2 May 1980 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 80V034000 25 Mar 1980 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980