Vehicle recall 80V110000 · August 27, 1980
1979-1980 Peugeot 504
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…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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.
- Remedy
- Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, modify the length of the blower motor wire without charge to owner.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 80V110000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 27, 1980
- Filed by
- PEUGEOT, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 10,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Peugeot 504 (1979-1980): 1980, 1979
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