The defect
THE RUBBER FUEL FILLER PIPE CAN BECOME BRITTLE AND ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK.
The risk
IF FUEL LEAKAGE OCCURS AND AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER PIPE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo 164 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo 164 | 1991 | 8 | 2 |
| Alfa Romeo 164 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Alfa Romeo 164 | 1993 | 1 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1996
21 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED filed 27 campaigns in all.
| 96V228000 18 Nov 1996 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 96V234000 14 Nov 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V212000 30 Oct 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V204000 22 Oct 1996 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 96V203000 17 Oct 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V162003 1 Oct 1996 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 96V162000 1 Oct 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V162002 12 Sept 1996 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996