Fiat 500X 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 2103216 · NHTSA communication 10223846 · issued Sep 27, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Flash: Transmission Shift And Drivability Enhancements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Transmission Control Module (TCM) with the latest available software. A small number of customers may experience the vehicle doesn?t pass back into drive mode when choosing to change gears using the paddle shifters. Even when holding the (+) paddle, while the gear lever is still in Drive, the vehicle remains locked in that mode.The following improvements are included in this update: Paddle shifter enhancements are included in this software update.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.