The Used Car Index

2005 Alfa Founder problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2005 Alfa Founder, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as ALFA FOUNDER.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
88
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
0

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
SERVICE BRAKES, AIRDRUM1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

05V009000

Date: 2005-01-24. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, A PLASTIC FITTING USED TO TEST THE REFRIGERATOR'S LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) SYSTEM WAS NOT REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A BRASS FITTING.

Consequence: OVER TIME, THE PLASTIC FITTING MAY NOT SEAL CORRECTLY, ALLOWING LPG TO LEAK. IF LEAKAGE OCCURS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PLASTIC FITTING WITH A BRASS FITTING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALFA LEISURE AT 1-800-373-3372.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

0 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
FOUNDER1

Same model, other years

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Other Alfa models, 2005

Sources

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