Fuel permeation barrier fuel tank

A fuel permeation barrier fuel tank (10) for a vehicle includes a tank shell (12) having a wall (18,20,22,24,26,28) formed from a plurality of layers (30,32,34,36,38,40). The layers (30,32,34,36,38,40) include at least an inner layer (30), an outer layer (40), a fuel permeation barrier layer (34) disposed between the inner layer (30) and the outer layer (40), and at least one adhesive layer (32,36) being made of at least one of a chlorinated polyethylene and chlorosulfonated polyethylene disposed between either the inner layer (30) and the outer layer (40) and the fuel permeation barrier layer (34).