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Parking brake: conventional: mechanical (Renault)

Vehicle recall 80V-041. NHTSA received RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED’s report on Apr 4, 1980.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED’s report on Apr 4, 1980. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 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.

A MISMATCHED OR IMPROPERLY MACHINED HAND BRAKE RATCHET AND PLUNGER WAS INSTALLED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES.

THE HAND BRAKE, WHEN APPLIED, MAY RELEASE WHEN SLIGHT DOWNWARD PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE TOP OF THE LEVER.

SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE HAND BRAKE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Parking brake: conventional: mechanical.

What should you do?

DEALER WILL INSPECT, AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE RATCHET AND PLUNGER OF THE HAND BRAKE SYSTEM WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; HAND BRAKE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN ANACCIDENT, PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY.NOTE: TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HAND BRAKE DISENGAGING, EXTRA CARESHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN PARKING ON AN INCLINE. THE FIRST GEAR SHOULD BE ENGAGEDAND THE WHEELS TURNED TOWARDS THE CURB. IT IS ALSO ADVISED THAT CHILDREN SHOULDNOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN THE VEHICLE.
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 150 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Renault LE Carand 1980, before the model years listed here

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

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 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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