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Renault Medallion Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 11 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Renault Medallion (1988–1989). The most-complained-about year is 1988.

3
safety recalls, all years
11
owner complaints, all years
1988
year with most recalls
1988
year with most complaints

Pick your Renault Medallion model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1989 Renault Medallion31
1988 Renault Medallion310

What Renault Medallion owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA. The 1988 model year has the most, with 10.

All Renault Medallion recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Renault Medallion, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Cooling system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 97V226000 Reported 32,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The heater core end cap can fail due to material strength deterioration occurring over time with exposure to high temperature engine cooling system fluid.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a coolant temperature controlled heater core fluid bypass valve.

    Model years: 1988, 1989

  2. Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)

    NHTSA 91V037000 Reported 30,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    Fuse block wiring terminals may not adequately clamp the positive electrical connection of heater blower motor fuse blades.

    Remedy: Modify fuse block terminal to ensure adequate retention clamp load on heater blower fuse blades.

    Model years: 1988, 1989

  3. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 90V138000 Reported 30,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

    Loss of retention of an integral over-travel spring on throttle cable could cause spring dislocation.

    Remedy: Replace throttle cables with cables designed to provide positive retention of the over-travel spring.

    Model years: 1988, 1989

Other Renault models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.