Alfa Romeo, Incorporated: Interior Lighting
Alfa Romeo, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on May 14, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,800. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN DEVELOP IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT MAPLIGHT.
The risk
THE SHORT CIRCUIT COULD RESULT IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENTFIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT MAPLIGHT AND ATTACHMENT BRACKET.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V076000.
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