Thousands of drivers of Renault R5s and Alpine 290s were asked to visit Renault drivers due to the risk of start-up failure, though the French carmaker highlighted the issue does not affect driver safety.
Car manufacturer Renault contacted over 15,000 drivers of their vehicles, asking them to have their cats checked at a garage due to an issue that can cause start-up failure.
Renault R5s and Alpine 290s were the models affected, according to French public radio station ‘ici Nord.’
Vehicles owners can arrive at the garage for a corrective operation, which is reportedly fast and free of charge.
The operation involves “reprogramming the inverter ECU of the main electric motor” to avoid “a potential inability to start, accompanied or not by the display of the STOP light and the message: electric motor failure” on the dashboard, explained Renault in a press release.
Renault highlighted that the issue is not a recall campaign in the regulatory sense, as the problem does not affect driver safety.
The technical problem comes only four months after the launch of Renault’s electric R5 vehicle.
The French automaker had reported a record operating profit for 2024 last week, as a series of new launches boosted profit margins.
