The defect
ON THE INVOVLED VEHICLES THE DRIVER"S SIDE AND PASSENGER"S OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED. THIS FAILS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS".
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL THE PROPER MIRRORS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER. IF OUTSIDE MIRRORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED, OWNER HAS THE OPTION TO KEEP THEM AS IS OR HAVE THEM REMOVED AND NEW MIRRORS INSTALLED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F250 | 1982 |
| Ford F350 | 1982 |
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F250 | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| Ford F350 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1982
5 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the visibility; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 82V110000 15 Nov 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V077000 2 Aug 1982 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 82V053000 24 May 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V026000 16 Mar 1982 | U.S. ELECTRICAR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982