Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V125000

Tires: tread/belt

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-07-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V125000

Tires: tread/belt

Component
Tires: tread/belt
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
1,672
Reported to NHTSA
1971-07-26
Owners notified
1971-07-26

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-17.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-4.S TATION WAGONS.EQUIPPED WITH L-78-15 FASTRAK W.S.POSSIBIL ITY THAT TIRE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLETO EARLY TREAD SEPARATION, AN D MAY NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSTANDARD NO. 109.THIS TYPE TREAD SEPARATION WILL NOT CAUSE DEFLATION OFBUT MAY CAUSE NOTICEABLE ROUGHNESS IN RIDE AND HANDLING OF CA R OF CAR ANDPOSSIBLE LOSS OF PORTIONS OF TREAD STOCK.REPLAC ING TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet Caprice1971
Chevrolet Impala1971
Pontiac Safari1971

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.