Fiat recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Fiat 500L vehicles manufactured March 3, 2012, to July 25, 2014. Irregularities in the folding process during assembly of the driver's knee airbag may result in its improper deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What could happen
If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
The fix
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's knee air bag, free of charge. The recall began on September 26, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P42.
Vehicles covered
- Fiat 500L 2014–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V481000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 6, 2014
- Owners notified
- Sep 26, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 25,479
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 3, 2012 to Jul 25, 2014
- Part
- Air bags › Knee bolster
- Maker's own recall number
- P42
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Fiat recall: Power train Mar 21, 2017
- Fiat recall: Air bags Sep 23, 2015
- Fiat recall: Power train Mar 4, 2014
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.