{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"80V118000","date":"1980-09-19","owner_notified":"1980-09-10","manufacturer":"RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED","component":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER","summary":"ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER MAY PROVIDE POWER TO THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE OFF POSITION.","consequence":null,"remedy":"THE DEALER WILL MODIFY THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WIRING AT THE FUSE PANEL AND INSTALL A CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT THE MODIFIED CIRCUIT.","notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR CONDITIONING.SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONING; WIRING HARNESS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE IGNITION KEYIS TURNED OFF, CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTEDVEHICLE MOVEMENT AND AN ACCIDENT.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":3825,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1981,"make":"RENAULT","model":"17","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":"1980-08-01","built_to":"1980-09-01"},{"year":1981,"make":"RENAULT","model":"18I","vehicle_id":"1981_renault_18i","match":"exact","built_from":"1980-08-01","built_to":"1980-09-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/80V118000"}