2015 Fiat 500L: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2015 Fiat 500L. The newest campaign is 15V590000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Sep 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 23 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V590000, in the NHTSA record
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.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 25,494 units in total.
15V590000Received . 15 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number R54. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
14V481000Received . 25,479 units.
Air Bags / Knee Bolster
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Chrysler Group LLC. Manufacturer campaign number P42. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
23 complaints, 29 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 5 |
| Power Train | 5 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 4 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Service Brakes | 2 |
| Engine | 2 |
| Back Over Prevention | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Feb 2022
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20143
- 20152
- 20160
- 20170
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2015 Fiat 500LThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Fiat 500L: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fiat/500l/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Fiat 500L?
- 25,494 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Fiat 500L have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Fiat 500L, model years 2014 to 2017. 2 of them name the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Fiat 500L name most often?
- Air Bags: 5 of 29 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Fiat 500L open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.