Auto Recall Date:
JAN 05, 1996
Vehicle Component:
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
3561
Model Affected
1988 PEUGEOT 505
1988 Peugeot 505 Defect Summary:
THE CORROSION PROTECTION OF THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING DETERIORATES ALLOWING WATER AND FOREIGN MATERIAL TO CORRODE THE TANK MOUNTING FLANGE DIRECTLY.
Defect Consequence:
OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THIS CORRISON CAN WEAKEN THE FLANGE CAUSING IT TO BREAK ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO DROP AND CONTACT THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE TANK COULD THEN RUPTURE AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING FLANGE CRADLE.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
3561
Notes:
PEUGEOT, INC.