- Vehicles
- 61
- Built between
- Nov 1978 – Mar 1979
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 June 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1978 and March 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1979 Alfa Romeo Spider VeloceBuilt November 1978 to March 1979
- 1979 Alfa Romeo VeloceBuilt November 1978 to March 1979
What the defect is
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims". The tires installed on specified wheels of this vehicle are of incorrect size.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE 165 HR TIRES WITH FIVE NEW 185/70 HR 14 TIRES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1978 to March 1979
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 June 1979
- Owners notified18 June 1979
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 12 June 1979.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 110
- 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
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: tires.consequences of defect: this condition could allow the tire to come off the rimfollowing a "blow-out" and would increase the chances of a vehicle accident insuch an event.consequences of defect: in the event of tire deflation, a vehicle accidentcould occur.
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.