Fiat recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Fiat 500L vehicles manufactured April 23, 2015, to May 10, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a passenger frontal air bag that was not folded properly during the assembly process. As a result, the air bag may not deploy as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, if the air bag does not inflate as designed, the front seat occupant is at an increased risk of injury.
The fix
Fiat will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2015. Owners may contact Fiat customer service at 1-888-242-6342. Chrysler's number for this recall is R54.
Vehicles covered
- Fiat 500L 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V590000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Chrysler (Fca Us LLC)
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 23, 2015
- Owners notified
- Oct 15, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 15
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Apr 23, 2015 to May 10, 2015
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
- Maker's own recall number
- R54
- 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 Aug 6, 2014
- 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.