NHTSA recall campaign

97V226000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System

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4Affected configurations shown32,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Report receivedSep 12, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

FAILURE WILL ALLOW THE DISCHARGE OF COOLING SYSTEM STEAM INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAUSING REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS VALVE.

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 97V226000

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

Owner action

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