2013 Fiat 500 air bags problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2013 Fiat 500 — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The airbag warning light comes on intermittently with nothing on the passenger seat and a message that says "airbag service required" also appears intermittently. Dealership was unable to diagnose ("never seen this issue before"}, escalated to STAR (STAR case 101975980). STAR could not diagnose and…”
filed Sep 23, 2021
“Defect in manufacture of the driver side seat belt latch causes the seat belt to fail, (no longer latch), which in turn causes the air bag to disable while the driver is in their seat and the vehicle is in motion. Failure occurs at any speed. Exposes driver and front-seat passenger to danger of…”
filed Sep 12, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other 500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 500 | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 500 | 5 | 4% |
| 2012 500 | 32 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Fiat 500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.