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Renault Encore

Every Renault Encore model year on file, 1983 to 1987. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years51983 to 1987

Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins0Summed across model years

By model year

The 1984 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 40% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Renault Encore complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers

Engine and cooling

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Renault Encore model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Renault Encore by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls
1987	Not decoded	0	None	None	2
1986	Hatchback	1	0.0	29	2
1985	Hatchback	2	0.0	67	3
1984	Hatchback	2	0.0	100	3
1983	Not decoded	0	None	None	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Renault Encore

92V-051 Apr 10, 1992
End cap connecting the heat exchanger's core to the engine cooling system could rupture and allow hot coolant to escape into the passenger compartment
Visibility and wipers · 540k vehicles
88V-087 May 31, 1988
Cooling system pressures during overheated engine operation may exceed the strength capability of certain components due to inadequate venting…
Visibility and wipers · 240k vehicles
88V-060 Apr 8, 1988
Drivers seat adjuster mechanism may separate at its front attachment due to fatigue failure of the adjuster bracket
Seats · 149k vehicles
87V-049 Apr 14, 1987
Fuel hoses (5) in engine compartment could deteriorate over time
Fuel system · 15k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.