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Fiat Tipo recalls

6 DVSA safety recalls name the Fiat Tipo, launched 1993 to 2024. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Tipo. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls6
Latest launch2024
Earliest launch1993
Earliest and latest build dates named1988 to 2023
These recalls cover more than one generation of the Tipo: none of them names a car built between 1988 and 2015. Check the build dates on each recall.
Is a specific Tipo affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Fiat Tipo recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Incorrect tyre size data on Certificate of Conformity (CoC) R/2024/18224 May 20246 Apr 2021 to 23 Nov 202323
Affected vehicles may have been fitted with a faulty 48-volt battery R/2023/1686 Jul 202325 Mar 2023 to 14 Apr 202368 per line
Fault in the air bag control module software R/2021/09322 Apr 202131 Oct 2020 to 15 Mar 2021620
Driver airbag may fail to deploy R/2017/16423 Jun 20172 Nov 2016 to 27 Apr 201711
Steering wheel airbag may fail to deploy correctly R/2016/26223 Dec 20163 Sep 2015 to 9 Nov 201625
Possible failure of front spring R/1993/04519 Jul 19931 Sep 1988 to 30 Nov 19884,594 per line

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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