NHTSA safety recall

Recall 85V028000

Equipment › Other › Labels — Oldsmobile · reported 19 Mar 1985 · 112 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE TIRE PLACARD LABEL ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRINTED WITH AN ERROR WHICH SPECIFIES A HIGHER MAXIMUM LOADING THAN IS ALLOWED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: EXCESSIVE VEHICLE LOADING COULD CAUSE A TIRE BLOWOUT AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

The fix

NEW TIRE PLACARD LABELS WITH CORRECT INFORMATION WILL BE INSTALLED.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.SYSTEM: TIRE INFORMATION LABELS/FMVSS110.

NHTSA campaign
85V028000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
19 Mar 1985
Owners notified
10 Apr 1985
Potentially affected
112

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.

1985 Oldsmobile 88

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.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →