Renault Austral recalls
4 official safety recalls for the Renault Austral from NHTSA (United States), DVSA (United Kingdom) and the EU Safety Gate, newest first. Recall repairs are normally free at the maker’s dealers.
Whether your car is affected and still needs the repair depends on its VIN or registration. Check it on the official site for your country:
- United States: nhtsa.gov/recalls
- United Kingdom: check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk
Parking brake actuator may fail
The parking brake actuator may fail to position the locking pawl correctly in the “P lock”. The actuator or gearbox engagement actuator will be replaced.
Official DVSA recall text
- Component
- Risk of parking brake actuator failing
- Defect
- For certain vehicles a concern involving the electric traction reducer parking brake mechanism actuator or gearbox engagement actuator within the transmission may result in the parking brake mechanism actuator no longer correctly positioning the locking pawl in the âP lockâ.
- Remedy
- Replacement of the electric traction reducer parking brake mechanism actuator or gearbox Engagement Actuator.
ABS-ESP unit may fail to warn of faults
Incorrect programming may prevent the dashboard from warning of braking system failures. Emergency brake assist, ABS, ESP, AEB, HBB or HBC may be unavailable without a warning, increasing accident risk. The recall asks end users to return the product.
Official EU Safety Gate text
- Component
- Injuries
- Defect
- The ABS-ESP control unit may have been incorrectly programmed by the supplier, preventing detected failures from being communicated to the vehicle dashboard. As a result, if the braking control system fails, the driver may not receive a warning that the following functions are unavailable: emergency brake assist, anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic stability programme (ESP), automatic emergency braking (AEB), hydraulic brake booster (HBB), and hydraulic braking compensation (HBC), increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
- Remedy
- Recall of the product from end users
- Notes
- Notified by France
Easy access seats may contact rear passengers
When the front-seat easy access function is used, a seat may move into contact with a rear passenger and possibly cause injury. The front seat computer configuration files will be updated.
Official DVSA recall text
- Component
- Automatic Front Seat âEasy Accessâ Function
- Defect
- When the easy access function is used on the front seats they may move and come in to contact with someone in the rear passenger seat possibility causing injury.
- Remedy
- As a preventive measure the remedy consists of updating the configuration files of the front seats' computers.
Wheel fixing screws may be too loose
Insufficiently tightened wheel fixing screws may allow one or more wheels to detach, increasing accident risk. The remedy is to recall the product from end users.
Official EU Safety Gate text
- Component
- Injuries
- Defect
- Due to insufficient tightening of the fixing screws of one or more wheels on the vehicle, these wheels may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
- Remedy
- Recall of the product from end users
- Notes
- Notified by France
Sources: NHTSA (US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), DVSA (UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) and the EU Safety Gate (European Commission) recall data. Each recall covers vehicles sold in that market; models sold elsewhere may differ.