NHTSA recall campaign
80V161000
ManufacturerAMERICAN MOPEDS, INC.Reported1980-12-08Affected2,502 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE REARVIEW MIRROR OF THE INVOLVED MOPEDS HAS ONLY 11.6 SQUARE INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE AND THEREFORE DOES NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS", WHICH REQUIRES 12.6 INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ALL INVOLVED MIRRORS WITH MIRRORS OF THE CORRECT SIZE AT NO CHARGE. THE NEW MIRRORS WILL BE 14.5 SQUARE INCHES.
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