The defect
THE TIRE PLACARD LABEL ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRINTED WITH AN ERROR WHICH SPECIFIES A HIGHER MAXIMUM LOADING THAN IS ALLOWED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: EXCESSIVE VEHICLE LOADING COULD CAUSE A TIRE BLOWOUT AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
NEW TIRE PLACARD LABELS WITH CORRECT INFORMATION WILL BE INSTALLED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1985 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1985 | 7 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1985
10 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the equipment; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 85V162000 4 Dec 1985 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MFG.CORP |
| 85V155000 21 Nov 1985 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 85V142000 29 Oct 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 85V137000 25 Oct 1985 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 85V114000 19 Sept 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V098000 30 Jul 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V062000 14 May 1985 | ERNEST HOLMES COMPANY |
| 85V052000 1 May 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985