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Fiat 500E Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 52 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Fiat 500E (2013–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2013.

6
safety recalls, all years
52
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls
2013
year with most complaints

Pick your Fiat 500E model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Fiat 500E10
2024 Fiat 500E25
2016 Fiat 500E14
2015 Fiat 500E211
2014 Fiat 500E316
2013 Fiat 500E416

What Fiat 500E owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA. The 2013 model year has the most, with 16.

All Fiat 500E recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Fiat 500E, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 25V715000 Reported 2,195 vehicles potentially affected Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

    Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Fiat 500e Battery Electric (BEV) vehicles. The headlight horizontal aim adjustment is not covered as intended, which can result in improperly adjusted headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps,…

    Remedy: Dealers will install headlight adjustment plugs. Owner notification letters were mailed December 10, 2025. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is A4C. Vehicle…

    Model years: 2024, 2025

  2. Air bags: frontal and seat belts: front

    NHTSA 24V510000 Reported 337,128 vehicles potentially affected Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

    Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2018-2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio, 2019-2023 Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade, and 2024 Fiat 500E vehicles. A seat belt buckle switch sensor may be improperly connected, preventing the front seat air bag from deploying as intended.

    Remedy: Dealers will repair the connection, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning August 27, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Traction battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 16V303000 Reported 16,584 vehicles potentially affected Chrysler (FCA US LLC)

    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Fiat 500e vehicles manufactured March 22, 2012, to January 29, 2016. The power inverter module (PIM) may experience voltage spikes which can cause the propulsion system to shut down and loss of motive power.

    Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the PIM software, free of charge. The recall began on July 5, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

  4. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 15V179000 Reported 5,660 vehicles potentially affected Chrysler (FCA US LLC)

    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Fiat 500 EV vehicles manufactured March 27, 2012, to November 1, 2014. If the vehicle goes in to limp home mode, incompatible software between Electric Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) and Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) may cause the electric propulsion system to fully shut…

    Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software to ensure compatability between components, free of charge. The recall began on May 21, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  5. Traction battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 14V235000 Reported 4,141 vehicles potentially affected Chrysler Group LLC

    Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Fiat 500e Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) vehicles manufactured September 24, 2012, through April 4, 2014. The affected vehicles have cooling plates for the Power Inverter Module (PIM) that may leak coolant into areas of the high voltage circuitry, resulting a…

    Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PIM, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P23.

    Model years: 2013, 2014

  6. Power train

    NHTSA 13V358000 Reported 491 vehicles potentially affected Chrysler Group LLC

    Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 Fiat 500e electric vehicles manufactured December 16, 2012, through August 13, 2013. The half shaft joints may loosen and separate causing noise and a loss of driving capability.

    Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners and Fiat dealers will replace the fasteners attaching the half shaft inboard joints, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2013. Owners may contact Fiat at 1-888-242-6342.…

    Model years: 2013

Other Fiat models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.