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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Fiat 500e Recalls

The 2013 Fiat 500e has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Fiat 500e. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
16

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Fiat 500e, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2013 Fiat 500e

Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery

Campaign
16V303000
Reported
May 16, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 16,584
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2016 500e

16V303000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

Campaign
15V179000
Reported
March 27, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 5,660
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2015 500e

15V179000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery

Campaign
14V235000
Reported
May 7, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 4,141
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014 500e

14V235000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train

Campaign
13V358000
Reported
August 14, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 491
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2013 Fiat 500e

13V358000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Fiat 500e complaints by year

NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500e, the newest on June 25, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500e, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (25%) and the engine (19%).

3 of the 2013 Fiat 500e's 4 recalls also concern the electrical system.

Where 2013 Fiat 500e owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 3,111 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System8
  • Fuel/Propulsion System4
  • Engine3
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Air Bags1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500e received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20132
20147
20154
20161
20171
20191

Complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500e peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 7. 88% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 16 complaints about the 2013 Fiat 500e are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Fiat 500e by model year

Other 2013 Fiat models

Newest record on this page: June 25, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted