The defect
THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON EACH SIDE OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIRTY-NINE SQUARE INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE, LESS THAN THE FIFTY SQUARE INCHES REQUIRED BY FMVSS 111.
The risk
REDUCED REFLECTIVE AREA ON OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORSREDUCES THE DRIVER'S APPARENT AREA OF VISIBILITY IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THISREDUCED AREA OF VISIBILITY INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF VEHICLE COLLISION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE NON-CONFORMING REAR VIEW MIRRORS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet R3500 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Chevrolet V3500 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| GMC R3500 | 1988, 1989 |
| GMC V3500 | 1988, 1989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet R3500 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet R3500 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet R3500 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet V3500 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet V3500 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet V3500 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC R3500 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC R3500 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC V3500 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC V3500 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1991
9 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the visibility; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V006000 3 Oct 1991 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 91V004000 2 Oct 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V139000 23 Aug 1991 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 91V090000 10 Jun 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 91V076000 6 May 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V035000 4 Mar 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 91V031000 19 Feb 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V017000 1 Jan 1991 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991