NHTSA safety recall

Recall 89V231000

Equipment › Other › Labels — Peugeot · reported 14 Dec 1989 · 999 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

POSSIBLE OVERLOADING OF REAR AXLE IF THE VEHICLE IS LOADED WITH 8 PEOPLE PLUS CARGO.

The risk

OVERLOADING OF THE REAR AXLE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULTVEHICLE HANDLING, AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ANACCIDENT.

The fix

INSTALL CORRECTED PLACARD

SYSTEM:TIRE RESERVE LOAD LABELVEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER CARS

NHTSA campaign
89V231000
Filed by
Peugeot, Inc.
Report received
14 Dec 1989
Owners notified
21 Mar 1990
Potentially affected
999

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1989 Peugeot 505

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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