NHTSA safety recall
Recall 79V181000: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
CYCLE PEUGEOT USA · Reported to NHTSA Aug 1, 1979
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
THE INVOLVED MOPEDS DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". LABELS WHICH INDICATE THE PROPER RIM AND TIRE SIZE AND COLD TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES WERE OMITTED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL THE PROPER LABEL WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOPEDS.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; CERTIFICATION LABELS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LACK OF THIS INFORMATION COULD LEAD TO SELECTION OFINCORRECT RIMS AS REPLACEMENT PARTS AND INCORRECT INFLATION PRESSURES. THISWOULD CREATE AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEACCIDENT.
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Campaign details
Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA
- Manufacturer
- CYCLE PEUGEOT USA
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 79V181000
- Units potentially affected
- 9,541
- Report received
- Aug 1, 1979
- Production range
- Sep 1, 1977 – Jun 1, 1979
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- 120
Vehicles covered
2 model years across 1 model
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.