Vehicle recall 79V145000 · June 12, 1979
Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce and Veloce
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims". The tires installed on specified wheels of this vehicle are of incorrect size.
- Remedy
- The dealer will replace the 165 hr tires with five new 185/70 hr 14 tires.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: tires.consequences of defect: this condition could allow the tire to come off the rimfollowing a "blow-out" and would increase the chances of a vehicle accident insuch an event.consequences of defect: in the event of tire deflation, a vehicle accidentcould occur.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V145000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 12, 1979
- Filed by
- ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- June 18, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 61
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Tires
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce (1979): 1979
- Alfa Romeo Veloce (1979): 1979
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