- Vehicles
- 12,578
- Built between
- Feb 1977 – Dec 1978
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 14 January 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1977 and December 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1977-1978 Garelli GarelliBuilt February 1977 to December 1978
What the defect is
The involved vehicles are equipped with a mirror that is less than 12.5 square inches in reflective surface area or the mirror may have been omitted entirely. This constitutes a non-compliance to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 111, "rearview mirrors".
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING MIRROR OR INSTALL ONE, IF NECESSARY, AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1977 to December 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 September 1979
- Owners notified14 January 1980
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 September 1979.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 111
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: mopeds.system: visual; rearview mirrors.consequences of defect: use of a rearview mirror with an inadequate reflectivesurface area, or complete absence of a rearview mirror, could lead to a vehicleaccident.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.