1986 Renault Encore: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1986 Renault Encore. The newest campaign is 92V051000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Apr 1992. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core. NHTSA has 1 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, 92V051000, in the NHTSA record
Replace the heater core with a core of different design which will not rupture and leak in the passenger compartment.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 780,000 units in total.
92V051000Received . 540,000 units.
Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The 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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The coolant escaping into the passenger compartment couldcontact the driver's feet and injure the driver. Also, steam from the heatedliquid will cloud on the window surfaces and impair the driver's vision andcould result in a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the heater core with a core of different design which will not rupture and leak in the passenger compartment.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
88V087000Received . 240,000 units.
Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Cooling system pressures during overheated engine operation may exceed the strength capability of certain components due to inadequate venting capacity of the system pressure cap.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The buildup of pressure may cause heater core to ruptureand discharge hot coolant and steam in the proximity of the drivers legs.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace all coolant system pressure caps with one having adequate venting capacity.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 11 Jul 1997
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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- NHTSA page of the 1986 Renault EncoreThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1986 Renault Encore: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/renault/encore/1986/. 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
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1986 Renault Encore?
- 780,000 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 Encore have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Renault Encore, model years 1983 to 1987. 2 of them name the 1986 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Renault Encore name most often?
- Visibility: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Renault Encore open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.