Vehicle recall 78V018000 · January 24, 1978

Buick Century and Regal

The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims", in that the tire placard does not contain legible tire size…

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

Summary: The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims", in that the tire placard does not contain legible tire size information.
Remedy: Dealer will provide proper labels for the owner to install, or for dealer installation, if preferred.
Notes: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: the owner will not be able to use the tire label toselect replacement tires. Tires of inadequate loading capacity may be selected.this could lead to an overlaoded vehicle, tire failure, loss of vehicle controland an accident.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 78V018000
Reported to NHTSA: January 24, 1978
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Owner notification: January 18, 1978
Vehicles potentially affected: 100
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Equipment › Other › Labels

Recall 78V018000 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.

Buick Century (1978): 1978
Buick Regal (1978): 1978

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