The defect
THE INVOLVED CHASSIS CABS WERE IMPROPERLY EQUIPPED WITH OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS WITH A REFLECTIVE SURFACE AREA OF TWENTY SQUARE INCHES, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS". THIS REQUIRES VEHICLES WITH A GVWR OF MORE THAT 10,000 LBS. TO BE EQUIPPED WITH OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY SQUARE INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE AREA.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL APPROPRIATE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Other visibility recalls in 1980
12 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the visibility; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 80V166000 11 Dec 1980 | CASAL MOTOR CORP.,USA |
| 80V163000 10 Dec 1980 | DERBI MOTOR CORP. AMERICA |
| 80V161000 8 Dec 1980 | AMERICAN MOPEDS, INC. |
| 80V109000 20 Aug 1980 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 80V093000 22 Jul 1980 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 80V091000 17 Jul 1980 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 80V080000 25 Jun 1980 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 80V077000 19 Jun 1980 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980