Component Description
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Manufacturer That Filed Defect/noncompliance Report
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Begin Date Of Manufacturing
19870301
End Date Of Manufacturing
19890901
Vehicle, Equipment Or Tire Report
0
Potential Number Of Units Affected
30
Date Owner Notified By MFR
19910621
Recall Initiator (MFR/OVSC/ODI)
MFR
Mfg
General Motors LLC
Report Received Date
19910603
Record Creation Date
19910612
Regulation Part Number
571
Defect Summary
THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON EACH SIDE OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIRTY-NINE SQUARE INCHES OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE, LESS THAN THE FIFTY SQUARE INCHES REQUIRED BY FMVSS 111.
Consequence Summary
REDUCED REFLECTIVE AREA ON OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORSREDUCES THE DRIVER'S APPARENT AREA OF VISIBILITY IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THISREDUCED AREA OF VISIBILITY INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF VEHICLE COLLISION.
Corrective Summary
REPLACE THE NON-CONFORMING REAR VIEW MIRRORS.
Recall Notes
SYSTEM: REAR VIEW MIRRORS; FMVSS 111.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS OVER 10,000 POUNDS GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT.