This campaign/recall involves 1.8 and 2.4 stilos from the start to chassis number 00436250, and is to do with excessive clearance in the steering rack, leading to noises and loss of steering when parking .

Seen some threads that are sort of related to this, and if you've paid out for this repair, you could get your money back if you make an issue of it.

This has only been started in the last 2 weeks, so you might be getting a recall letter from FIAT soon, if your in the chassis range.

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Cheers for that - I will check that out; car is due out any day, yay, but will be booked in again soon for its 3rd year service and MOT.

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Hi.

I've emailed my dealer (JCS Kegworth) and asked for advice. They've read my email but not yet replied. Will keep the forum updated when / if I get a response.

Cheers,

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I received a recall letter about a month ago. I took the car back for the dealer to check. Needs to have parts replaced which are now available so it is booked in for tomorrow to have them fitted.

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Ok, just found my chassis number, mine is in the 58xxx band, so sorted....

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Stuart DemonD said:

Ok, just found my chassis number, mine is in the 58xxx band, so sorted....

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Hoh dear - looks like I'll be back to the Dealer again - mine's 398 etc

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Weird, even though mine is an 02 plate.....

I had better recheck, now that I have car and service manual back

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Stuart DemonD said:

Weird, even though mine is an 02 plate.....

I had better recheck, now that I have car and service manual back

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Yeah I thought that too - rechecked the chassis no and it definately starts 398. I thought my Stilo had been specially built for me on order - could it have been in a field for months?

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Just checked mine again - on service book, service invoices from supplying dealer and inscribed on the windscreen - deffo 58xxx...

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Stuart DemonD said:

Just checked mine again - on service book, service invoices from supplying dealer and inscribed on the windscreen - deffo 58xxx...

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Just checked that the chassis and engine nos agree withy the UK Registration Certe - they do. Phew! :chin:

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Hang on, now I'm REALLY confused !

Stuart DemonD said:

Ok, just found my chassis number, mine is in the 58xxx band, so sorted....

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Stu, do you really mean 58XXX as in 58-thousand?

Didn't the original quote say:

fiattech said:

This campaign/recall involves 1.8 and 2.4 stilos from the start to chassis number 00436250

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Doesn't this mean you ARE in this band as this is 000xxx to 400-odd thousand??

Mine's an 02-plate and therefore must be close to yours and has a 64xxx number, as in 64-thousand.

Doesn't this mean that mine is IN this band of chassis numbers also..?

Anybody help me out with this............ please

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Hmmmm :chin: you have a bloody good point there......

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Ok, maybe I am caught by it.

Had a look on the VOSA database, and even though this recall not showing, the last one for vehicles built up to 31/10/02 included chassis numbers to 199037....

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Oh well - I'll be on the phone to the dealership tomorrow then, I s'pose...

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Same here, it is booked in week on Thurs for 36k service and MOT, so will see what they have to say.

Well spotted, btw

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i just been to local fiat dealers and they dont have tools/parts in from fiats yet and they reckon its been on computers for a few months now so i dont think its that serious (or so ive been told ) however if ive gone quiet for a few weeks it might have been

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Hey mine starts 038xxxxx so does that mean mine will need to be done as the numbers upto 00496xxxx?? Im easily confused

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The numbers is up to 436xxx, so if you have 38xxxx then yes, it looks like you will be caught....

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Cheers! Mine car is goin in for its 24K service in few months?! N ive never noticed anything wrong? So ill get it done then..

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RichyV said:

Stu, do you really mean 58XXX as in 58-thousand?

Doesn't this mean you ARE in this band as this is 000xxx to 400-odd thousand??

Mine's an 02-plate and therefore must be close to yours and has a 64xxx number, as in 64-thousand.

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Mine must be factory fresh then Rang Ancasters today and they are checking. WRB with info but in the meantime said not to worry as if it was serious Fiat would have recalled vehicle by now.