Vehicle recall 79V227000 · October 16, 1979
International Harvester Cargostar Series, Fleetstar Series and 4 more models
The involved vehicles do not have the required certification labels stating correct tire and rim information.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles do not have the required certification labels stating correct tire and rim information. These vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars".
- Remedy
- Dealer will inspect and replace incorrect labels free of charge.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: trucks.system: equipment; tire reserve load labels.consequences of defect: lacking proper label information, incorrect tires andrims could be installed during vehicle servicing. This would create an unsafedriving condition that could lead to a vehicle accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V227000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 16, 1979
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
- Owner notification
- December 27, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 18,778
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- International Harvester Cargostar Series (1977-1978): 1978, 1977
- International Harvester Fleetstar Series (1977-1978): 1978, 1977
- International Harvester Loadstar Series (1977-1978): 1978, 1977
- International Harvester Paystar Series (1977-1978): 1978, 1977
- International Harvester S Series (1977-1978): 1978, 1977
- International Harvester Transtar Series (1977-1978): 1978, 1977
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