FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-03-01.
Recall campaignNHTSA 79V062000
Equipment: other: labels
Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
83,000
Reported to NHTSA
1979-03-01
Owners notified
1979-05-11
Defect description
VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTIN AND RIMS". TIRE PLACARDS MAY LIST INCORRECT INFORMATION IN REGARD TO INFLATION PRESSURES.
Manufacturer remedy
REVISED TIRE PLACARDS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR INSTALLATION BY OWNERS OR DEALERS, WITHOUT CHARGE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; TIRE PLACARDS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: REFERENCE TO THE INCORRECT INFORMATION MAY RESULT INOVERLOADING OF THE TIRES, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.
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.