NHTSA Safety Recalls
Fiat 500L Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Fiat 500L, across 2 model years from 2014 to 2015. The 2014 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (2).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 209
2014–2015, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 209 complaints with NHTSA about the Fiat 500L across 4 model years; the most, 183, concern the 2014.
Owners marked a crash on 5 of the Fiat 500L complaints (2%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Fiat 500L model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 130 complaints), then the engine (32).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Fiat 500L in 2019: 31, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Fiat 500L is air bags: knee bolster, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Fiat 500L recall, 17V192000, was reported on March 21, 2017 and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm).
Fiat 500L years to avoid
Too few Fiat 500L model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Fiat 500L years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Fiat 500L
- AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)1
Fiat 500L model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Fiat 500L recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17V192000March 21, 2017 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2014 | crash | 25,583 |
| 15V590000September 23, 2015 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2015 | crash and injury | 15 |
| 14V481000August 6, 2014 | air bags: knee bolster | 2014–2015 | crash and injury | 25,479 |
| 14V103000March 4, 2014 | power train: automatic transmission | 2014 | crash | 18,100 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Fiat 500L. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted