Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch (Renault)
Vehicle recall 74V-069. NHTSA received RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED’s report on May 6, 1974.
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The short answer
NHTSA received RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED’s report on May 6, 1974. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: RENAULT CAMPAIGN NO T.74-12.SEDAN AND STATION WAGON.POSSIBILITY THAT THEFRONT AND REAR DOOR LATCHES MAY FAIL TO MEET THE LOAD RETENTION REQUIREMENTSFOR FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.206.(CORRECT BY REPLACINGSTRIKER PLATE, PLASTIC LATCH GUIDE, AND SECURING SCREW WITH MODIFIED PARTS).
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 12,726 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- Renault 12and 1971, 1972 and 1973, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 25, 2026.