Alfa Romeo Engine and Engine Cooling: Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings

Alfa Romeo is recalling about 674 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. A loss of coolant can cause the engine to overheat and the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18V635000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported
14 September 2018
Vehicles
674
Built between
Nov 2017 – Aug 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 October 2018
Repaired
98%
Unrepaired
11

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2017 and August 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018-2019 Alfa Romeo StelvioBuilt November 2017 to August 2018

Repair progress

11 of 674 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

98% repaired — 659 of 674 reported

Owners not reachable
2
Scrapped or exported
2

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio vehicles. The engine cooling hose may have inadequate webbing material allowing a coolant leak.

What could happen

A loss of coolant can cause the engine to overheat and the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant hose, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2017 to August 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 September 2018
  3. Owners notified10 October 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 98% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 September 2018.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U99.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
U99
Recalling manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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