GMC C1500 1981: WHEELS:RIM

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 81V118000

Make Model Year
GMC C1500 1981
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1981-10-12 1981-10-05 1981-10-13

Production Dates: 1980-09-01 - 1981-01-01

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Component: WHEELS:RIM

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 253

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Regulation Part Number: 571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 120

Summary

THE SPARE WHEEL IS ONE INCH WIDER THAN THE MAXIMUM APPROVED RIM WIDTH AND FAILS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS".

Remedy

THE SPARE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH RPO PH7 'ALUMINUM WHEELS' ANDSIZE P205/75R15 OR FR78-15 TIRES.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; WHEEL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: GRADUAL LOSS OF AIR COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FLATTIRE, POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.