Vehicle recall 81V151000 · December 23, 1981
Mercury Cougar and Ford Granada
Incorrect information on tire placards constitutes a failure to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Incorrect information on tire placards constitutes a failure to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims". The information concerning tire sizes and inflation pressures is applicable to both two and four door sedans. The statement covers four door but fails to specify two door sedans.
- Remedy
- Revised placards will be installed by owners, or by dealers without charge.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: labels; information and certification, tire placards.consequences of defect: reliance on incorrect data may lead to over orunder-inflation of tires which can result in sudden loss of vehicle controland, possibly, an accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 81V151000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 23, 1981
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- January 21, 1982
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 3,010
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- 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.
- Ford Granada (1982): 1982
- Mercury Cougar (1982): 1982
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