Recall Detail

PEUGEOT / 505 / 1991

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 15251 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PEUGEOT
Recalled Component Id: 000007608000011955000000146 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 505 Model Year: 1991
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V028000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Manufacturer That Filed Report: PEUGEOT, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1987 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1991
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3561
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 05 1996 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PEUGEOT, INC. Report Received Date: Jan, 05 1996
Record Creation date : Feb, 06 1996 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The corrosion protection of the fuel tank mounting deteriorates allowing water and foreign material to corrode the tank mounting flange directly. Consequence Summary: 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.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fuel tank mounting flange cradle. Recall Notes: System: fuel; fuel tank assembly.vehicle description: station wagons and sw8 vehicles.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact peugeot at 1-800-345-5549. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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