The defect
THE REARVIEW MIRROR OF THE INVOLVED MOPEDS HAS ONLY 11.6 SQUARE INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE. THIS FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS", WHICH REQUIRES 12.6 INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ALL INVOLVED MIRRORS WITH CORRECT SIZED MIRRORS AT NO CHARGE. THE NEW MIRRORS WILL BE 14.5 SQUARRE INCHES IN AREA.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Other visibility recalls in 1980
12 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the visibility.
| 80V166000 11 Dec 1980 | CASAL MOTOR CORP.,USA |
| 80V161000 8 Dec 1980 | AMERICAN MOPEDS, INC. |
| 80V109000 20 Aug 1980 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 80V100000 28 Jul 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 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