Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Vehicles affected
15
Reported to NHTSA
2015-09-23
Owners notified
2015-10-15
Defect description
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."
Safety risk
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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."
Safety risk
If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Air bags
5
36,763 mi
Power train
5
9,500 mi
Unknown or other
4
5,300 mi
Electrical system
3
5,200 mi
Engine
2
23,500 mi
Service brakes
2
1,200 mi
Steering
2
1,746 mi
Back over prevention: camera system
1
5,200 mi
Electrical system: software
1
20,800 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
1
43,800 mi
Exterior lighting
1
1,746 mi
Vehicle speed control
1
20,696 mi
Visibility/wiper
1
205 mi
The 2014 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. The 2016 model has 15 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.