Recall Register

1981 Renault 17: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1981 Renault 17. The newest campaign is 80V118000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Sep 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 80V118000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will modify the air conditioning system wiring at the fuse panel and install a circuit breaker to protect the modified circuit.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,575 units in total.

  1. 80V118000Received . 3,825 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain vehicles, the wiring harness for the air conditioner may provide power to the ignition circuit while the key is in the off position.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will modify the air conditioning system wiring at the fuse panel and install a circuit breaker to protect the modified circuit.

    Report filed by RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED.

  2. 80V119000Received . 750 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain vehicles, the cruise control actuation chain could catch on certain carburetor hardware, causing the throttle plate to remain in a partially open position.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install a protective plate between the cruise control actuation chain and the throttle plate, without charge to owner.

    Report filed by RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19812

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1981 Renault 17: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/renault/17/1981/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1981 Renault 17?
4,575 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Renault 17 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Renault 17, model year 1981. 2 of them name the 1981 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Renault 17 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.