ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-06-12.
Recall campaignNHTSA 79V145000
Tires
Component
Tires
Manufacturer
ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
61
Reported to NHTSA
1979-06-12
Owners notified
1979-06-18
Defect description
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.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE 165 HR TIRES WITH FIVE NEW 185/70 HR 14 TIRES.
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.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.