Model year record

1988 PEUGEOT 505

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

PEUGEOT 505, 1980–1992 generation — Pictured: the 1980–1992 generation. Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 96V028000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer: PEUGEOT, INC.
Vehicles affected: 3,561
Reported to NHTSA: 1996-01-05
Owners notified: 1996-03-05

Defect description

THE CORROSION PROTECTION OF THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING DETERIORATES ALLOWING WATER AND FOREIGN MATERIAL TO CORRODE THE TANK MOUNTING FLANGE DIRECTLY.

Safety risk

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.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING FLANGE CRADLE.

Owner complaints

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

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Electrical system: ignition: module	1	—

The 1989 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Other PEUGEOT 505 model years

1992 1991 1990 198919881986 1985 1984 1982

All PEUGEOT 505 recalls by year

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.