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NHTSA recall 78V018000

Equipment › Other › Labels

Buick Century and 1 more

Reported Jan 24, 1978100 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.

The defect

The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims", in that the tire placard does not contain legible tire size information.

The remedy

Dealer will provide proper labels for the owner to install, or for dealer installation, if preferred.

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Century
1978
Buick Regal
1978

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: the owner will not be able to use the tire label toselect replacement tires. Tires of inadequate loading capacity may be selected.this could lead to an overlaoded vehicle, tire failure, loss of vehicle controland an accident.