NHTSA safety recall

Recall 80V166000

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/devices — Casal · reported 11 Dec 1980 · 499 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS", AND NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS UNDERSIZED, TIRES ARE NOT LABELED AS REQUIRED, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE.

The fix

INADEQUATE MIRROR AND TIRES WILL REPLACED AND CONSUMER INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOPEDS.SYSTEM: VISUAL SYSTEMS; REARVIEW MIRROR, EQUIPMENT; CERTIFICATION LABELS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: AN UNDERSIZED REARVIEW MIRROR WOULD REDUCE DRIVER REARVISIBILITY AND INCORRECT LABELING MAY LEAD TO IMPROPER LOADS BEING PUT ONTIRES. EITHER SITUATION COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA campaign
80V166000
Filed by
Casal Motor Corp.,usa
Report received
11 Dec 1980
Owners notified
25 Nov 1980
Potentially affected
499

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1977 Casal Futurmatic 1978 Casal Futurmatic 1979 Casal Futurmatic 1980 Casal Futurmatic

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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