1978 PEUGEOT 504
1978 PEUGEOT 504 Recall Title: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
1978 PEUGEOT 504 Recall Date: 1978-08-16
1978 PEUGEOT 504 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number: 78V178000
1978 PEUGEOT 504 Recall Manufacturer: PEUGEOT, INC.
1978 PEUGEOT 504 Recall Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
1978 PEUGEOT 504 Recall - Potential Number of Units Affected: 10000
1978 PEUGEOT 504 Recall Overview: WATER COULD ACCUMULATE BETWEEN THE MOUNTING SURFACE OF THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER UNIT AND THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE PEDAL SUPPORT BRACKET TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE WATER COULD CAUSE CORROSION, WHICH WOULD HINDER THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE POWER BOOSTER PISTON IN ITS GUIDE CHANNEL.
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1978 PEUGEOT 504 Recall Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; POWER BOOSTER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: WATER ACCUMULATION COULD INTERFERE WITH ENGINE POWER.THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS MAT REMAIN LIT, AND BRAKE PADS AND LININGS MAY OVERHEAT.LOSS OF POWER ASSISTANCE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.