Austin Healey: recalls by model and year

Name: Austin Healey recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

NHTSA lists 12 vehicle recall campaigns for Austin Healey. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 1968 to 1975. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make. NHTSA also lists 1 child seat, tire or equipment campaign for the make. The equipment pages show it.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Austin Healey: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns
Marina	3	8
America	4	2
Sprite	3	2

This table compares the model lines of Austin Healey only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 12.

79V146000Received 12 Jun 1979. 23,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The possibility exists that, due to outside influences such as salt on the roads, the fuel tank may develop areas of corrosion which could eventually result in fuel leakage.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect for corrosion and, if necessary, replace the fuel tank at no cost to owner.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Jan 1980. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
78V258000Received 1 Dec 1978. 22,714 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ball joints installed on the involved vehicles as replacement parts may have been incorrectly heat-treated during manufacture. These replacement ball joints may break without prior warning, causing the suspension to collapse.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the suspect ball joints at no cost to owner.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Feb 1979. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
78V125000Received 6 Jun 1978. 10,330 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Cables
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The accelerator cable could break due to the carburetor trunnion pin restricting the movement of the cable end. Should the accelerator stick in the open position or break, control over vehicle speed will be lost.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install a new trunnion pin and the accelerator linkage will be checked on all involved vehicles.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Oct 1978. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.
78V016000Received 20 Jan 1978. 20,661 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The fuel tank vent hose could crack and allow fumes to enter the trunk area, especially while filling the fuel tank. These fumes could permeate the trunk area and enter the passenger compartment.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace fuel pumps on all affected vehicles without charge to owners.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Oct 1978. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.
75V174000Received 26 Sep 1975. 14,000 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Oct 1975. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 12 campaigns.

Download all 12 campaigns of Austin Healey (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Austin Healey vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report.

Complaints about Austin Healey vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Austin Healey: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/austin-healey/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 169,463

Manufacturers in the recall file: JAGUAR CARS.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Austin Healey model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Marina: 8 campaigns for 3 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Austin Healey?: 169,463 units in 12 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.