Vehicle recall 15V590000 · September 23, 2015
2015 Fiat 500L
The affected vehicles may be equipped with a passenger frontal air bag that was not folded properly during the assembly process.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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."
- Consequence
- 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
- 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.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V590000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 23, 2015
- Filed by
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
- Manufacturer campaign
- R54
- Owner notification
- October 15, 2015
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 15
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
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