Model year record

1979 PEUGEOT 504

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

PEUGEOT 504, 1969–1980 generation — Pictured: the 1969–1980 generation. Accord14, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 80V110000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component: Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer: PEUGEOT, INC.
Vehicles affected: 10,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1980-08-27

Defect description

THE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH AN UNECESSARILY LONG LENGTH OF WIRE FROM THE BLOWER SPEED CONTROL RESISTORS TO THE EVAPORATOR BLOWER MOTOR. DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE WIRE, CHAFING OR PINCHING MAY OCCUR AT SOME POINT, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THIS WILL STOP THE MOTOR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, MODIFY THE LENGTH OF THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRE WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other PEUGEOT 504 model years

198019791978 1977 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969

All PEUGEOT 504 recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.