Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Alfa Romeo Spider, most frequently naming the seat belts and tires & wheels categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR CONTINENTAL TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60- 65 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AND EXPLODED. WITHIN A MONTH, TWO TIRES HAVE EXPLODED. THE VIN AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.
SHOULDER/LAP BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE FAILED TO RESTRAIN UPPER PORTION OF BODY. DRIVER THROWN INTO STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.