Fiat 500L (2014-2015): Air bags
Recall 14V481000 · Aug 6, 2014 · Chrysler Group LLC
25,479
vehicles affected
25,479
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V481000
- Date
- Aug 6, 2014
- Maker
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Units affected
- 25,479
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Knee bolster
- Model years
- 2014-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Fiat 500L vehicles manufactured March 3, 2012, to July 25, 2014. Irregularities in the folding process during assembly of the driver's knee airbag may result in its improper deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's knee air bag, free of charge. The recall began on September 26, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P42.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V481000?
1 model: Fiat 500L (2014-2015), about 25,479 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V481000?
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's knee air bag, free of charge. The recall began on September 26, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P42.
What can happen?
If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.