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1985 Renault Fuego Recalls

Safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA that cover this model year

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
Recall campaignsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Newest Jul 18, 1985
Carrying an NHTSA advisoryCampaigns where NHTSA told owners not to drive the vehicle, or to park it outside, until the repair is done.
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Open 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.
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2 investigations on file

Recall campaigns

1 campaign cover this model year — what the defect is, what it could cause, and what the remedy is

85V091000

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Jul 18, 1985
2,865 units potentially affected
The defect: THE STEERING WHEEL COULD LOOSEN DUE TO INADEQUATE TIGHTENING OF THE WHEEL SHAFT NUT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOOSENING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD AFFECT THE STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy: PROPERLY TORQUE THE NUT AND ASSURE THAT IT IS RETAINED.
CHRYSLER CORPORATIONView on NHTSA.gov

What a recall is

Safety recall
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Safety investigation
NHTSA 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.
Manufacturer communication
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and it is not a recall.

EA88020ClosedEngineering Analysis

FUEL EXPULSION

Opened Jan 28, 1988
Closed Nov 17, 1988

ANALYSIS: WHAT IS THE DEFECT? SOURCE/ORIGIN OF THE FUEL TANK PRESSURIZATION. ELIMINATION/REDUCTION OF THE DEFECT. DATA ANALYSIS. CONCLUSSION. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN?===

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PE87044ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

FUEL EXPULSION

Opened Aug 7, 1987
Closed Jan 25, 1988

ANALYSIS: TWO OF THE TWELVE ODI COMPLAINANTS INDICATED THAT GASOLINE WASSPRAYED ON THEM AS A RESULT OF AN IMPROPERLY VENTED GASOLINE STORAGE TANK.IN ADDITION, AMC-RENAULT ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (I.S. 19E)IN MAY 1985 WHICH ADDRESSED FUEL FILLER CAP VENT NOISE AND REMEDIES TOCORRECT AN IMPROPERLY VENTING GAS TANK IN 1983-1985 RENAULT FUEGO VEHICLES.SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:DID NOT CREATE AN UNREASONABLERISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND DOES NOT PRESENT AN ONGOING CONCERNBECAUSE IT HAS NOW BEEN RESOLVED.STATUS:ANALYZING MANUFACTURER DATA TO DETERMINE THE APPROPIATE ACTION TOBE TAKEN.===

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Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources