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1979 Alfa Romeo SPIDER Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Recall


NHTSA Recall #	65470
NHTSA Compaign #	80V164000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED
Supplier	ALFA ROMEO
Brand	ALFA ROMEO
Model	SPIDER
Model Year	1979
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Date of notification	23/01/81
Begin date of manufacuring	01/05/77
End date of manufacturing	01/07/79
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	12/12/80
Report created	13/01/81
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	6412
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
Corrective action	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.
Recall notes	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. System: fuel; fuel pump. Consequences of defect: should the vehicle lose power or stall while driving,it could present a traffic hazard and could result in an accident. Note: a flashing red fuel pressure light may be a warning indicator.

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1979 Alfa Romeo SPIDER Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Recall

1979 Alfa Romeo SPIDER Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Recall

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