A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- 1.6 E-Tech hybrid in the Clio V, Captur II and Arkana
- Period mentioned
- Built from 23/01/2024 to 13/05/2024
- Symptoms
- Mostly in hot weather, a gearbox overheating message (or one asking to let it cool down) appears, the car has to be stopped for a while and performance may drop.
- Possible cause described
- A factory software error estimates the gearbox oil temperature 28 °C above the real one, and the warning comes on when it thinks it reaches 125 °C. Renault reprograms the hybrid system controller (EVC) in a recall launched at the end of July 2024 for 16,374 cars, according to L'argus.
- Check for the garage
- Ask a Renault dealer, with the car's details, whether yours is in this recall.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.