# NHTSA recall 18V636000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V636000
- Manufacturer's number: UA4
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2018\-09\-14
- Owners notified: 2018\-10\-10
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 34357

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia and 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio vehicles, equipped with 2.0L engines.  These engines may misfire causing the catalytic converter to overheat, possibly resulting in damage to the nearby wiring and engine components.


## What can happen

Heat damage to the engine compartment wiring or components can increase the risk of a fire or it can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles for diagnostic codes, and update the engine control module software, free of charge.  The recall began October 10, 2018.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-844\-253\-2872.  Chrysler's number for this recall is UA4.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-04\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 34357
- Reported remedied: 33245 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 48
- Reported removed: 223

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2017 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA. Built 2016\-09\-02 to 2018\-09\-04.
- 2018 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA. Built 2016\-09\-02 to 2018\-09\-04.
- [2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO](/makes/alfa-romeo/stelvio/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-04\-12 to 2018\-08\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [9100226](/bulletins/10244348.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin
- [9004386](/bulletins/10221228.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [S1708000118](/bulletins/10220697.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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