The defect
ON SOME VEHICLES, A METAL COMPONENT CALLED A BUSHING, WHICH HOLDS THE MIRROR IN A FIXED POSITION, COULD CRACK OR BREAK DUE TO IMPROPER MACHINING OF THE LOWER MIRROR MOUNTING BRACKET. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE MIRROR TO SLIP FROM THE PROPER POSITION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Other visibility recalls in 1981
5 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the visibility; IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 81V157000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V059000 19 May 1981 | MALAGUTI OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 81V054000 20 Apr 1981 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 81V022000 11 Feb 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981