Recall Register

1971 Fiat 124: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1971 Fiat 124. The newest campaign is 81V091000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Jul 1981. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 81V091000, in the NHTSA record

All owners of 1970-71 vehicles will be sent letters advising them of the problem. Due to the age of these vehicles owners are not entitled to free inspection or remedy. 1972-74 vehicles will be inspected within 120 days of owner notification. If damage from rusting is determined to impair attachments in any of the four critical underbody locations, dealer will offer to repurchase the vehicle.
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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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 141,025 units in total.

  1. 81V091000Received . 140,000 units.

    Structure

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All owners of 1970-71 vehicles will be sent letters advising them of the problem. Due to the age of these vehicles owners are not entitled to free inspection or remedy. 1972-74 vehicles will be inspected within 120 days of owner notification. If damage from rusting is determined to impair attachments in any of the four critical underbody locations, dealer will offer to repurchase the vehicle.

    Report filed by FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 71V095000Received . 1,025 units.

    Tires

    Report filed by FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC..

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19681
  2. 19691
  3. 19701
  4. 19712
  5. 19722
  6. 19731
  7. 19741
  8. 19761
  9. 19771
  10. 19781
  11. 19791

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1971 Fiat 124: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fiat/124/1971/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1971 Fiat 124?
141,025 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Fiat 124 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Fiat 124, model years 1968 to 1979. 2 of them name the 1971 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1971 Fiat 124 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.