Vehicle recall 74V198000 · October 30, 1974

Pontiac Astre and Chevrolet Vega

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: Chevrolet campaign no n/a.possibility that vehicles may have tire pressuredecals containing the incorrect tire size information installed.the loadrange and tire pressure information shown is correct; however, the tire size(BR78-13) shown on decal is incorrect.actual tire size on vehicle is BR70-13.(correct by installing proper decal on vehicle.)

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 74V198000
Reported to NHTSA: October 30, 1974
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles potentially affected: 596
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Equipment › Other › Labels

Recall 74V198000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Chevrolet Vega (1975): 1975
Pontiac Astre (1975): 1975

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