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 INSTALLING A RING WEDGE BLOCK IN THE AUTOMATIC GEAR CHANGE TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM ATTAINABLE SPEED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Other power train recalls in 1980
7 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the power train; MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 80V160000 10 Dec 1980 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 80V046000 21 Apr 1980 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 80V023000 5 Mar 1980 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 80V022000 26 Feb 1980 | REVCON, INCORPORATED |
| 80V020000 26 Feb 1980 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 80V003000 15 Jan 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980