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Alfa Romeo Spider Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 4 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Alfa Romeo Spider (1968–1992). The most-complained-about year is 1987.

7
safety recalls, all years
4
owner complaints, all years
1977
year with most recalls
1987
year with most complaints

Pick your Alfa Romeo Spider model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1992 Alfa Romeo Spider10
1991 Alfa Romeo Spider20
1989 Alfa Romeo Spider01
1987 Alfa Romeo Spider02
1984 Alfa Romeo Spider01
1982 Alfa Romeo Spider10
1981 Alfa Romeo Spider20
1980 Alfa Romeo Spider20
1979 Alfa Romeo Spider20
1978 Alfa Romeo Spider20
1977 Alfa Romeo Spider20
1971 Alfa Romeo Spider10
1968 Alfa Romeo Spider10

What Alfa Romeo Spider owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The 1987 model year has the most, with 2.

All Alfa Romeo Spider recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Alfa Romeo Spider, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Interior lighting

    NHTSA 92V076000 Reported 1,800 vehicles potentially affected ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED

    An electrical short circuit can develop in the glove compartment maplight.

    Remedy: Replace the glove compartment maplight and attachment bracket.

    Model years: 1991, 1992

  2. Linkages (steering)

    NHTSA 91V007000 Reported 500 vehicles potentially affected ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED

    A casting flaw in the steering box pitman and or idle arms may cause metal fatigue failure.

    Remedy: Replace components with casting flaw.

    Model years: 1991

  3. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 83V005000 Reported 6,000 vehicles potentially affected ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED

    The ignition switch is defective and causes starting difficulties. The engine may fail to start when the ignition key is turned.

    Remedy: The dealer will replace the ignition switch assembly with the latest type, free of charge.

    Model years: 1980, 1981, 1982

  4. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 82V052000 Reported 8,582 vehicles potentially affected ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED

    The fuel pump may have been improperly installed, possibly resulting in misalignment of the pump.

    Remedy: Dealer will replace the fuel pump and related hardware with a new pump kit, without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

  5. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 80V164000 Reported 6,412 vehicles potentially affected ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED

    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…

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 1977, 1978, 1979

  6. Master cylinder (service brakes)

    NHTSA 73V149000 Reported 2,900 vehicles potentially affected ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED

    Model years: 1971

  7. Master cylinder (service brakes)

    NHTSA 68V121000 Reported 4,720 vehicles potentially affected ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED

    Model years: 1968

Other Alfa Romeo models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.