Recall campaign · NHTSA 78V263000

Vehicle speed control: springs

RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1978-12-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 78V263000

Vehicle speed control: springs

Component: Vehicle speed control: springs
Manufacturer: RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 13,298
Reported to NHTSA: 1978-12-12

Defect description

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS". DUE TO GUMMING DURING OCEAN SHIPMENT, SOME THROTTLES MAY FAIL TO FULLY RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. N OR RETURN WITHIN THE REQUIRED ONE SECOND INTERVAL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRING TO IMPROVE THROTTLE CONTROL RESPONSE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL; RETURN SPRING.CONSEQUENCONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE THROTTLE FAILS TO FULLY CLOSE WHEN THEACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT COULDOCCUR.

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 4 models.

Model	Years on record
RENAULT 12	1977 1976 1975
RENAULT 15	1977 1976 1975
RENAULT 17TL	1977 1976 1975
RENAULT LE CAR	1976

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.