NHTSA campaign 15V590000 · Manufacturer campaign R54

Fiat Recall 15V-590: Passenger Air Bag may Deploy Improperly/FMVSS 208

NHTSA recall 15V590000 (Manufacturer campaign R54) was reported by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) on September 23, 2015, with 15 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fiat 500L for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on October 15, 2015, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
15V590000 (also written 15V-590 or 15V590)
Filed by
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Manufacturer campaign number
R54
Report received
Potentially affected
15 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal — Passenger Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 208

Repair completion: 92.86% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V590000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Fiat

  • Fiat 500L

    • 2015 · Vehicles built April 23, 2015 – May 10, 2015 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V590000.

Defect description

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Fiat 500L vehicles manufactured April 23, 2015, to May 10, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a passenger frontal air bag that was not folded properly during the assembly process. As a result, the air bag may not deploy as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety consequence

In the event of a crash, if the air bag does not inflate as designed, the front seat occupant is at an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Fiat will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2015. Owners may contact Fiat customer service at 1-888-242-6342. Chrysler's number for this recall is R54.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V590000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.