The defect
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Fiat 500 battery electric vehicles manufactured March 8, 2013, to March 7, 2015. The Electric Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) of the affected vehicles may set a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that may cause the transmission to unexpectedly shift to neutral.
The risk
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, the loss of drive could increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EVCU, free of charge. The recall began June 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R20.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fiat 500 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat 500 | 2013 | 165 | 3 |
| Fiat 500 | 2014 | 124 | 3 |
| Fiat 500 | 2015 | 92 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 2015
54 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the power train; Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed 227 campaigns in all.
| 15V859000 22 Dec 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 15V865000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V837000 14 Dec 2015 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 15V821000 7 Dec 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V802000 30 Nov 2015 | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| 15V789000 24 Nov 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V794000 24 Nov 2015 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 15V782000 23 Nov 2015 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015