NHTSA safety recall

Recall 78V187000

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal — Renault · reported 28 Aug 1978 · 9,623 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE AMBER COLOR REAR TURN SIGNAL LENSES MAY FADE AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ELEMENTS SUCH AS HEAVY RAIN, SNOW, ETC.

The fix

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL LENSES WITH A TYPE THAT RESISTS FADING.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS; TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FADED TURN SIGNAL LENSES COULD CONFUSE OTHER DRIVERS,CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA campaign

78V187000

Filed by

Renault Usa, Incorporated

Report received

28 Aug 1978

Potentially affected

9,623

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1976 Renault R5

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →