The defect
RIMS WERE NOT LABELED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 120 . ALSO, TIRES FAILED TO SHOW STRENGTH RATINGS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 119. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: POSSIBILITY OF OVERLOADING AND UNDERINFLATING WHICH MAY CAUSE TIRE FAILURES RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACEMENT OF TIRES AND RIMS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: WHEELS:RIM
Other wheels recalls in 1985
14 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the wheels.
| 85V166000 18 Dec 1985 | FEDERAL MOTORS INC. |
| 85V156000 26 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V129000 17 Oct 1985 | GARDNER PACIFIC CORP. |
| 85V121000 10 Oct 1985 | RAVENS MANUFACTURING CO. |
| 85V111000 16 Sept 1985 | R.B.R. CORPORATION |
| 85V089000 16 Jul 1985 | RANGER INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 85V072000 28 May 1985 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 85V069000 24 May 1985 | HUNTSMAN,INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985