Just 154 cars, but the flaw is telling: the Giulia heads in for a free fix

Stellantis Japan filed a recall for 154 Giulia sedans: a misrouted right headlight harness can chafe and kill the lamp. The fix is free.

The Alfa Romeo Giulia has been recalled in Japan over the risk of the right headlight failing. Stellantis Japan filed a notice with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on 21 May: the cause — an incorrectly routed wiring harness for the headlamp.

The issue affects 154 Giulia cars imported between 14 November 2024 and 15 December 2025. On some of them the right headlight harness can rub against the inner liner of the right front wheel. As the car moves, vibration gradually wears through and damages the wiring, and in the worst case the right headlight simply stops working. For the owner that is no minor service formality: poorer visibility at night, a higher chance of a black mark at inspection, or being left with one-sided light in the rain.

The repair is promised free of charge. On every car the harness will be secured correctly, and if the wiring is already damaged it will be restored. Where the inner wheel-arch liner has been damaged, it will be replaced with a new one. According to the Japanese regulator, no faults have been reported so far, and there have been no accidents linked to the defect.

For the Giulia this is a small recall by car count, but the symptom is revealing: a pricey sedan can pick up a problem not from complex electronics or the engine, but from the routing of a single harness. Sometimes reliability fails not in the powertrain, but in a spot the owner almost never looks at.