NHTSA Recall 81V151000
Filed by Ford Motor Company. Component: Equipment. Reported 1981-12-23. An estimated 3,010 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
INCORRECT INFORMATION ON TIRE PLACARDS CONSTITUTES A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS". THE INFORMATION CONCERNING TIRE SIZES AND INFLATION PRESSURES IS APPLICABLE TO BOTH TWO AND FOUR DOOR SEDANS. THE STATEMENT COVERS FOUR DOOR BUT FAILS TO SPECIFY TWO DOOR SEDANS.
What the manufacturer will do
REVISED PLACARDS WILL BE INSTALLED BY OWNERS, OR BY DEALERS WITHOUT CHARGE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: LABELS; INFORMATION AND CERTIFICATION, TIRE PLACARDS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: RELIANCE ON INCORRECT DATA MAY LEAD TO OVER ORUNDER-INFLATION OF TIRES WHICH CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND, POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.