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Renault Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1969–1989

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Renault model year it names.
56
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Renault model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
27
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
13
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
16
18 model years

Overview

Our database holds 56 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Renault vehicles. Our database also holds 27 safety recall campaigns and 13 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Renault model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Renault models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Renault models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Alliance1983–1987364
Medallion1988–1989113
Encore1983–198754
Renault1975–197621
Gta198710
121971–197702
151975–197701
16196901
17198102
17TL1975–197701
18I1981–198506
Fuego1983–198501
Le Car1976–198207
R1190196901
R51976–198102
Sportwagon1983–198503

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a Renault vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
97V226000Medallion

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEMVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HEATER CORE END CAP CAN FAIL DUE TO MATERIAL STRENGTH DETERIORATION OCCURRING OVER TIME WITH EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FLUID.

92V051000Alliance, Encore

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORETHE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEAT EXCHANGER'S CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

91V037000Medallion

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERSFUSE BLOCK WIRING TERMINALS MAY NOT ADEQUATELY CLAMP THE POSITIVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF HEATER BLOWER MOTOR FUSE BLADES.

90V138000Medallion

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLLOSS OF RETENTION OF AN INTEGRAL OVER-TRAVEL SPRING ON THROTTLE CABLE COULD CAUSE SPRING DISLOCATION.

88V087000Alliance, Encore

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORECOOLING SYSTEM PRESSURES DURING OVERHEATED ENGINE OPERATION MAY EXCEED THE STRENGTH CAPABILITY OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS DUE TO INADEQUATE VENTING CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM PRESSURE CAP.

88V060000Alliance, Encore

SEATSDRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER MECHANISM MAY SEPARATE AT ITS FRONT ATTACHMENT DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ADJUSTER BRACKET.

87V049000Alliance, Encore

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSFUEL HOSES (5) IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD DETERIORATE OVER TIME.

85V093000Sportwagon

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLESA WRONG CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATOR CABLE CLIP WAS INSTALLED IN THE ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD ALLOW THE ACCELERATOR CABLE TO DISENGAGE FROM THE THROTTLE CONTROL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE DISENGAGED ACCELERATOR CABLE CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO REMAIN PARTIALLY OPEN WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS IN USE AND RESULTS IN LOSS OF ACCELERATION CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

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Every year with at least one publishable Renault model year

Data sources

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