NHTSA recall campaign

91V037000

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses And Circuit Breakers

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2Affected configurations shown30,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentElectrical System › Wiring › Fuses And Circuit Breakers
Report receivedApr 3, 1991
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS COULD INCREASE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE THAT COULDOVERHEAT AND IGNITE THE FUSE BLOCK AND TERMINAL WIRING, RESULTING IN ANINSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

MODIFY FUSE BLOCK TERMINAL TO ENSURE ADEQUATE RETENTION CLAMP LOAD ON HEATER BLOWER FUSE BLADES.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 91V037000

1989 RENAULT MEDALLIONOpen vehicle record →1988 RENAULT MEDALLIONOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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