Vehicle recall R/2019/297

Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Alfa Romeo Giulia recall: More fuel than actually present in the tank could be displayed on the instrument panel.

DVSA recall R/2019/297 names the Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Alfa Romeo Giulia. It was launched 27 September 2019. It covers vehicles built 31 March 2016 to 30 August 2019.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2019/297
Launched: 27 September 2019
Issued by: ALFA ROMEO
Manufacturer reference: 8242
Vehicles: DVSA lists 2,402 on each model line

What can go wrong

More fuel than actually present in the tank could be displayed on the instrument panel

The fix

Update the software of the control module which governs fuel level management

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 2,402. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Alfa Romeo Giulia	31 March 2016 to 30 August 2019	2,402
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	31 March 2016 to 30 August 2019	2,402

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Other recalls for these models

R/2019/191 Undesired acceleration of the vehicle may occur whilst active cruise control is operational 23 July 2019, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Alfa Romeo Giulia
R/2019/365 Fuel leakage may occur 20 December 2019, Alfa Romeo Giulia
R/2019/379 The seats may not lock in the correct position 17 January 2020, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Alfa Romeo Giulia
R/2018/124 Some electrical components may malfunction due to water infiltration 14 May 2018, Alfa Romeo Stelvio
R/2021/053 A possibilty of the rear brake discs having micro cracks 5 March 2021, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Alfa Romeo Stelvio
R/2018/012 Brake and/or clutch system components may become damaged by mineral oil 12 March 2018, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Alfa Romeo Stelvio

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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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