Recall Register

1979 Triumph Spitfire: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1979 Triumph Spitfire. The newest campaign is 82V072000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jul 1982. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. 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, 82V072000, in the NHTSA record

Vehicle certification label and VIN plate, if missing, will be installed without charge to owner.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 8,941 units in total.

  1. 82V072000Received . 120 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicle certification labels and vehicle idendification number plates may not have been installed on the involved vehicles. This does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 115, "vehicle identification number-basic requirements".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle certification label and VIN plate, if missing, will be installed without charge to owner.

    Report filed by JAGUAR CARS.

  2. 79V021000Received . 5,121 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A casting defect may be present in certain front brake caliper assemblies. This defect may result in eventual cracking of a brake caliper securing a lug. This would lead to decreased braking performance.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace all suspect brake calipers without charge to owners.

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

  3. 79V045000Received . 3,700 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The possibility exists that the fuel non-evaporative loss system flexible connector, adjacent to the carbon canister, may become trapped by the right side horn attachment bracket when closing the hood. Trapping of the connector could cause a restriction in the non-evaporative loss system which may result in restricted fuel tank breathing and eventual fuel tank collapse or rupture.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will readjust the horn bracket angle and reroute and secure the "u" shaped connection pipe at no charge.

    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. 19694
  3. 19702
  4. 19713
  5. 19725
  6. 19733
  7. 19742
  8. 19751
  9. 19762
  10. 19771
  11. 19783
  12. 19793

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. 1979 Triumph Spitfire: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/triumph/spitfire/1979/. 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 1979 Triumph Spitfire?
8,941 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Triumph Spitfire have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Triumph Spitfire, model years 1968 to 1979. 3 of them name the 1979 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Triumph Spitfire open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.