NHTSA campaign 18V205000 · Manufacturer campaign U36
Alfa Romeo Recall 18V-205: Water Leak at Front of Vehicle
NHTSA recall 18V205000 (Manufacturer campaign U36) was reported by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) on March 29, 2018, with 12,595 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Alfa Romeo Stelvio for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on April 25, 2018, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V205000 (also written 18V-205 or 18V205)
- Filed by
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
- Manufacturer campaign number
- U36
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12,595 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Electrical
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 98.33% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 18V205000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
- 2018 · Vehicles built March 20, 2017 – February 14, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V205000.
Defect description
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio vehicles. Water may leak into the body control module and its connectors, causing corrosion. This corrosion can cause illumination of one or more malfunction indicator lamps, a loss of windshield wiper function, a loss of exterior lighting, a loss of horn function and/or unintended turn signal activation.
Safety consequence
Electrical malfunctions such as windshield wipers that may not work in the rain and lights that may not work at night increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install additional sealing protection to prevent water from entering the body control module and its connectors. The recall began on April 25, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U36.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 18V205000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.