| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
80V164000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ALFA ROMEO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SPIDER |
| Model Year: |
1977 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| Manufacturered: |
19770501 - 19790701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
6412 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19810123 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19810123 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| Report Received Date: |
19801212 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19810113 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
DUE TO INSTALLATION DIFFICULTIES DURING MODIFICATION OF THE FUEL PUMP, THE PUMP MAY HAVE BEEN MISALIGNED. CERTAIN ADVERSE CONDITIONS OR HIGH LOADS SUCH AS TRAILER TOWING, MOTOR SPORTS EVENTS, OR OTHER DRIVING MODES WHICH IMPOSE ABNORMALLY HIGH LOADS ON THE VEHICLES, COMBINED WITH LOW LEVELS OF FUEL IN THE TANK, MAY CAUSE LACK OF VEHICLE POWER AND STALLING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUBMERGED FUEL PUMP SUPPORT BRACKET WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED TYPE WHICH AVOIDS INSTALLATION DIFFICULITIES. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT CHARGE. |