Recall Register

1976 MG Midget: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1976 MG Midget. The newest campaign is 78V080000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Apr 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. 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, 78V080000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, correct the alignment of the fuel pipe bracket. If damaged, the fuel pipe will also be replaced.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 34,299 units in total.

  1. 78V080000Received . 25,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel pipe brackets mounted in the cylinder head rear stud have been misaligned on the involved vehicles. As a result, the nylon fuel feed pipe may sustain chafing and feed pipe damage.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, correct the alignment of the fuel pipe bracket. If damaged, the fuel pipe will also be replaced.

    Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 76V090000Received . 9,299 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Differential Proportional Valve

    Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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. 19682
  2. 19692
  3. 19701
  4. 19711
  5. 19721
  6. 19731
  7. 19741
  8. 19751
  9. 19762
  10. 19781
  11. 19791

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1976 MG Midget: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mg/midget/1976/. 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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
JAGUAR CARS

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1976 MG Midget?
34,299 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the MG Midget have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the MG Midget, model years 1968 to 1979. 2 of them name the 1976 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1976 MG Midget open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.