InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Renault – Passenger car

Renault – Passenger car

Name: Austral

Category: 10

Date: 2026-07-03

Product Category: Motor vehicles

Risk Type: Injuries

Danger: The ABS-ESP control unit may have been incorrectly programmed by the supplier, preventing detected failures from being communicated to the vehicle dashboard. As a result, if the braking control system fails, the driver may not receive a warning that the following functions are unavailable: emergency brake assist, anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic stability programme (ESP), automatic emergency braking (AEB), hydraulic brake booster (HBB), and hydraulic braking compensation (HBC), increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 02/04/2025

Description: Passenger car.

Notifying Country: France

Country of Origin: Spain

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Renault - Passenger car

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