The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·15V590000·Announced 2015-09-23

Fiat Recalls 2015 500L Models Due to Passenger Air Bag Defect

Fiat is recalling 2015 500L vehicles because the passenger air bag may not deploy correctly, increasing injury risk in a crash.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety-critical component (air bag) that may fail to deploy, posing a risk of injury in a crash, but no injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Fiat 500L vehicles manufactured between April 23, 2015, and 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, causing the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

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 source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities associated with this defect.

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 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
FIAT 500L
Brand
FIAT
Affected units
15

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)

  • 500L

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.