The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS", AND NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS UNDERSIZED, TIRES ARE NOT LABELED AS REQUIRED, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
INADEQUATE MIRROR AND TIRES WILL REPLACED AND CONSUMER INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
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.
| 80V163000 10 Dec 1980 | DERBI MOTOR CORP. AMERICA |
| 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