The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because the weak screw joints can cause the control arms to become loose, consequently damaging and destroying them. The driver can lose control over the vehicle.
Product: The vehicles in question were manufactured between December 2007 and May 2008 with the VIN between ZAR92000000034064 ¿ and ¿038946.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2009
120 of the 144 motor vehicle alerts published in 2009 concerned the same risk.
| 1669/09 25 Dec 2009 | Opel |
| 1683/09 25 Dec 2009 | Volvo |
| 1600/09 11 Dec 2009 | Polaris |
| 1562/09 4 Dec 2009 | Jaguar |
| 1549/09 27 Nov 2009 | Peugeot |
| 1550/09 27 Nov 2009 | Fiat |
| 1484/09 20 Nov 2009 | Honda |
| 1501/09 20 Nov 2009 | Renault |
Who notified alerts in 2009
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 58 |
| Germany | 41 |
| Spain | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| Poland | 8 |
| Portugal | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2009
More Alfa Romeo alerts
37 EU Safety Gate alerts for Alfa Romeo since 2006; the most were issued in 2019 (5).
| Tonale Fire | May 2026 |
| Junior - MHEV Fire | Mar 2026 |
| Tonale MHEV / PHEV Injuries | Jan 2026 |
| Junior Fire | Aug 2025 |
| Giulia, stelvio Injuries | Feb 2025 |
| Tonale MHEV and PHEV Injuries | Nov 2024 |
| Tonale Fire | Oct 2023 |
| Tonale Fire | Jul 2023 |