Alfa Romeo 159: Roof Bars May Fail
Certain aftermarket roof cross rails installed on some Alfa Romeo 159 vehicles can cause vibrations that may eventually break the vehicle's longitudinal roof rails. Alfa Romeo is recalling 81 affected vehicles in the United Kingdom to replace the longitudinal roof rails. This recall applies only to vehicles with these specific aftermarket roof cross rails.
- Recalling firm
- ALFA ROMEO
- Product
- Vehicles: ALFA ROMEO 159. Units affected: 81
- Reason
- It has been identified that certain after market roof cross rails (not supplied by Alfa Romeo) could set up resonance frequencies within the rail that could in time lead to breakage of the longitudinal roof rails. Remedy: Recalled vehicles will be fitted with a new set of longitudinal roof rails.
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2007-03-12
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/397e0640-e193-4c82-bd34-0529d46406b6