Summary
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio has 21 recalls spanning the 2017 through 2025 model years, with the most serious being a brake pedal attachment defect on 2019-2020 vehicles where the fastener linking the brake pedal to the brake booster can come loose and cause the pedal to detach, resulting in a complete loss of braking. A related issue on 2019 models only involves the brake booster input rod, which can also detach if not properly tightened, again leaving the driver without brakes.
On 2019-2021 models, hard braking can cause the anti-lock brake system's hydraulic control unit rotor shaft to separate, cutting brake assist and disabling the anti-lock system and significantly extending stopping distances. The 2020 model year also has a separate concern for vehicles equipped with optional carbon ceramic rear brakes, where the rear discs can fracture and reduce braking effectiveness.
The 2021 model year carries a side curtain airbag concern: a clamp can be improperly crimped, allowing the cushion and inflator to separate and preventing or limiting airbag deployment in a crash. This defect was filed in multiple forms for 2021 and covers the same outcome.
Across 2018 through 2025 models, a seat belt buckle sensor may be incorrectly connected, which can prevent the front airbag from deploying in a crash. The rearview camera on 2020-2025 vehicles can fail to display properly when backing up, reducing visibility behind the vehicle. On 2020-2021 models, the fuel line sensor housing can crack and leak fuel, raising both stall and fire risk.
The Quadrifoglio variant from 2018-2019 has a coolant hose that can leak due to inadequate webbing material, causing the engine to overheat and stall. The 2018 base model shares a related coolant hose leak between the radiator and engine with the same overheating risk.
Several 2018-specific issues round out that early production year: water intrusion into the body control module can disable windshield wipers, exterior lights, and the horn, or trigger unintended turn signals. A separate wiper motor software fault can lock the wipers to low speed only, reducing visibility in heavy rain. The liftgate wiring on 2018 models is also vulnerable to water corrosion, which can cause the rear liftgate to open on its own at low speeds and spill cargo. Contaminated brake fluid on certain 2018 vehicles can extend stopping distances. The 2018-2019 model years also have a body control module that can display a falsely high fuel level reading, potentially leaving the driver unaware the tank is nearly empty. The 2023 model year has a tire placard that shows incorrect tire size information on vehicles that went through a prior recall repair, which could lead to installing the wrong-size tires.
