The defect
THE REAR VIEW IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH AND FAILS TO MEET FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 111, "REAR VIEW MIRRORS", WHICH STATES THAT A MIRROR MUST HAVE NO LESS THAN 12.5 SQUARE INCHES OF SURFACE.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL MIRROR FREE OF CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Other visibility recalls in 1983
5 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the visibility.
| 83V112000 26 Oct 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 83V065000 7 Jul 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V011000 7 Jan 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 83V009000 1 Jan 1983 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983