Fiat Recall R54: Passenger Air Bag May Deploy Improperly/FMVSS 208
2015 Fiat 500L
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.
Air Bags — Frontal — Passenger Side — Inflator Module
- Summary
- 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."
- Actions
- 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.
- Documents (15)
- Non-Compliance Notice 573 Report/FMVSS 208
- Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – R54092415
- Recall 573 Report-Amendment 1
- Recall Acknowledgement
- Remedy Instructions and TSB - October 2015
- Communications Cover Letter
- Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2016-Q1
- Renotification Notice
- Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2016-2
- Recall Quarterly Report - 2015-Q4
- Remedy Instructions and TSB - October 2015
- Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2016-3
- Recall Quarterly Report #5, 2016-4
- Recall Quarterly Report #6, 2017-1
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