Vehicle recall R/2007/174

Alfa Romeo GT and others recall: Brakes may fail

DVSA recall R/2007/174 names the Alfa Romeo GT, Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Brera, Alfa Romeo Spider and Alfa Romeo 147. It was launched 7 December 2007. It covers vehicles built 16 October 2007 to 22 November 2007.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2007/174
Launched: 7 December 2007
Issued by: ALFA ROMEO
Vehicles: DVSA lists 687 on each model line

What can go wrong

Due to the possibility of a fault in the production process the flexible rubber brake hoses may not have been correctly vulcanised. As a consequence may partially or totally restrict the internal flow of the brake hydraulic fluid. Should this happen a reduction in efficiency during braking would occur.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the hoses checked to identify if they are within the affected batch. If this is the case they will be replaced with quality assured items.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 687. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Alfa Romeo 147	16 October 2007 to 16 November 2007	687
Alfa Romeo 159	17 October 2007 to 19 November 2007	687
Alfa Romeo Brera	20 November 2007 to 22 November 2007	687
Alfa Romeo GT	16 October 2007 to 16 November 2007	687
Alfa Romeo Spider	20 November 2007 to 22 November 2007	687

Is a specific car 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.

Other recalls for these models

R/2007/082 Possibility of fire 10 August 2007, Alfa Romeo 147, Alfa Romeo GT
R/2007/092 Possible loss of vehicle control 27 July 2007, Alfa Romeo Spider, Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Brera
R/2007/047 Braking efficiency will be reduced 18 April 2007, Alfa Romeo Brera
R/2007/026 Roof bars may fail 12 March 2007, Alfa Romeo 159
R/2006/166 Clutch may fail 17 October 2006, Alfa Romeo 147, Alfa Romeo GT
R/2006/128 Braking efficiency may reduce 19 September 2006, Alfa Romeo GT, Alfa Romeo 147

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Source

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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