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Fiat 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.

NHTSA campaign 15V-291 · Reported May 18, 2015 · 3,851 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Fiat 500
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3,851
REMEDY
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EVCU, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) reported a problem with the power train automatic transmission. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, the loss of drive could increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EVCU, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-291.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013–2015Fiat 500

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

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