FIAT 124 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS
Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of FIAT 124 recalls and defective parts found
on FIAT 124 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the FIAT 124 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
Most Recent Recalls For FIAT 124
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| 1970-1974 FIAT 124 | STRUCTURE Units affected: 140000 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. Report Date: 1981-07-20 |
| Summary: VEHICLES MAY BE SUSCEPTABLE TO HEAVY RUSTING IN STRUCTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS CONDITION MAY IMPAIR THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BODY OF: 1) THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARMS, 2) THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER TO WHICH THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE ATTACHED, 3) THE STEERING BOX AND IDLER ARM MOUNTING AND 4) THE REAR TRAILING ARM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE INTERNAL CROSS MEMBER BELOW THE REAR SEAT AND TO THE REAR AXLE. UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION IS ACCELERATED BY EXPOSURE TO DE-ICING SALTS. |  |
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| 1976-1979 FIAT 124 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 37260 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. Report Date: 1979-02-28 |
| Summary: A PLASTIC TUBE COVERING PART OF THE METAL BRAKE LINE FOR THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM MAY ALLOW WATER TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WATER WILL OXIDIZE THE BRAKE LINE. OXIDATION CAN CAUSE DETERIORATION OR POSSIBLE BREAKAGE OF THE BRAKE LINE. THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF EFFICIENCY OF THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAN IMPAIR THE TOTAL BRAKING CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE. |  |
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| 1972 FIAT 124 | TIRES Units affected: 736 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. Report Date: 1972-06-01 |
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| 1971 FIAT 124 | TIRES Units affected: 1025 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. Report Date: 1971-06-01 |
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| 1968-1969 FIAT 124 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR Units affected: 25413 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. Report Date: 1969-01-14 |
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