In Estienne's biography, his granddaughter states, "It is also referred to as the FT 17: the number 17 was added after the war in history books, since it was always referred to at Renault as the FT."
V Estiennovej biografii,jeho vnučka tvrdí: "Tiež sa označovalo ako FT 17: číslo 17 bolo pridané po vojne v knihách o histórii, dovtedy bolo vždy označované v Renaulte ako FT."