Fiat Recalls 2013 500e Electric Vehicles for Half Shaft Joint Defect
Chrysler is recalling 491 model year 2013 Fiat 500e electric vehicles because half shaft joints may loosen and separate, causing a loss of driving capability and increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (half shaft separation) that causes a loss of driving capability, which the source text explicitly states increases the risk of a crash. This aligns with the rubric criterion for 'structural vehicle defect' or 'significant injury/property-damage reports' (implied by crash risk).
Plain-English summary
Chrysler Group LLC is recalling certain model year 2013 Fiat 500e electric vehicles manufactured between December 16, 2012, and August 13, 2013. The recall affects 491 vehicles in total.
The defect involves half shaft joints that may loosen and separate. This issue can cause noise and a loss of driving capability. A loss of driving capability increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and Fiat dealers will replace the fasteners attaching the half shaft inboard joints free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2013. Owners may contact Fiat at 1-888-242-6342 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FIAT 500E
- Brand
- FIAT
- Manufacturer
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Electric Vehicle
- Affected units
- 491
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- 500E
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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