- Vehicles
- 8,085
- Built between
- Aug 1982 – Dec 1984
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1982 and December 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1983-1985 Renault 18IBuilt August 1982 to December 1984
- 1983-1985 Renault SportwagonBuilt August 1982 to December 1984
What the defect is
The 12 mm spacer used on the rear seat belt anchorage bolts may affect anchor bolt load capacity and fail to comply with FMVSS 210, seat belt assembly anchorages. Consequence of defect: the rear outboard seat belt anchorages may not maintain load requirements for the specified time. This failure may cause the seat belt system not to restrain the occupant in position if an accident were to occur, causing serious injuries.
What gets fixed
REPLACE 12 MM ANCHOR BOLT SPACER WITH A 5MM SPACER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1982 to December 1984
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 April 1985
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 April 1985.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: passenger station wagon and sportwagon. System: rear seat belt anchor bolt/fmvss 210.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.