NHTSA Recall 80V110000
NHTSA Campaign Id 80V110000; Date: Aug. 27, 1980
Recalled Vehicles:
1979 Peugeot 504; 1980 Peugeot 504
Component: Equipment:air Conditioner
Manufactured by: Peugeot, Inc.
Affected Units:: 10,000
Recall Summary:
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.
How to Fix:
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, modify the length of the blower motor wire without charge to owner.
Recall Notes:
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with air conditioning. System: air conditioner; electronic climate control module. Consequences of defect: the fuse in the circuit may not blow to protect thecircuit, the uncooled resistors may heat up and, after a period of time, maycause the plastic blower casing to ignite. This could result in a vehicle fireand personal injury.
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