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1980 AMERICAN MOPEDS CALIFFO Recall

Item Affected: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

Date Announced: 12/08/1980

Description of Recall: 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.

Conequence:

Action Need To Fix It: 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.

Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOPEDS.SYSTEM: VISUAL; REARVIEW MIRROR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: RELIANCE ON A REARVIEW MIRROR THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE ASUFFICIENT REFLECTIVE SURFACE AREA COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

1979 AMERICAN MOPEDS CALIFFO Recall

Item Affected: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

Date Announced: 12/08/1980

Description of Recall: 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.

Conequence:

Action Need To Fix It: 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.

Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOPEDS.SYSTEM: VISUAL; REARVIEW MIRROR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: RELIANCE ON A REARVIEW MIRROR THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE ASUFFICIENT REFLECTIVE SURFACE AREA COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

1978 AMERICAN MOPEDS CALIFFO Recall

Item Affected: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

Date Announced: 12/08/1980

Description of Recall: 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.

Conequence:

Action Need To Fix It: 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.

Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOPEDS.SYSTEM: VISUAL; REARVIEW MIRROR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: RELIANCE ON A REARVIEW MIRROR THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE ASUFFICIENT REFLECTIVE SURFACE AREA COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.