Chevrolet and Pontiac Recall 71V125000: Tires, Tread/belt

NHTSA recall 71V125000 · announced July 26, 1971 · filed by General Motors Corp. · 1,672 units affected

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

CHEVROLET CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-17.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 71-C-4.S TATION WAGONS.EQUIPPED WITH L-78-15 FASTRAK W.S.POSSIBIL ITY THAT TIRE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLETO EARLY TREAD SEPARATION, AN D MAY NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSTANDARD NO. 109.THIS TYPE TREAD SEPARATION WILL NOT CAUSE DEFLATION OFBUT MAY CAUSE NOTICEABLE ROUGHNESS IN RIDE AND HANDLING OF CA R OF CAR ANDPOSSIBLE LOSS OF PORTIONS OF TREAD STOCK.REPLAC ING TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 1971 Chevrolet Caprice
• 1971 Chevrolet Impala
• 1971 Pontiac Safari

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.