Known Recalls

Model year record

1986 PEUGEOT 505

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V019000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
PEUGEOT, INC.
Vehicles affected
200
Reported to NHTSA
1986-01-05
Owners notified
1986-01-27

Defect description

RETAINING BOLTS USED THROUGHOUT THE CAR WHICH GROUND CERTAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS WERE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED, MAKING THE BOLTS BRITTLE AND SUBJECT TO BREAKAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DEPENDING ON BOLT WHICH FAILS, THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP, FRONT AND REAR LIGHTING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND/OR INTERIOR ACCESSORIES WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL WHICH MAY PRESENT A HIGHWAY HAZARD. LOSS OF LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTION MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM HAVING CLEAR VISION OF THE ROAD OR HAVE THE CAR BE VISIBLE TO OTHER TRAFFIC WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL REPLACEMENT BOLTS WHICH ARE PROPERLY HEAT TREATED.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Tires: tread/belt1—

The 1985 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.