The defect
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.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE PLATE BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATION CHAIN AND THE THROTTLE PLATE, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Renault 17 | 1981 |
| Renault 18I | 1981 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renault 17 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Renault 18I | 1981 | 0 | 5 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1980
6 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the vehicle speed control; RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 80V157000 2 Dec 1980 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 80V112000 28 Aug 1980 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 80V076000 19 Jun 1980 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 80V036000 26 Mar 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 80V002000 8 Jan 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980