Fiat bulletin 0700723
What it saysWater Quality When Mixed With Engine Coolant NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Fiat filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 18, 2023, received Jul 31, 2023, about the engine. It names 20 model years (2016–2022). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWater Quality When Mixed With Engine Coolant
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0700723 | Service bulletin | May 18, 2023 | 10239957 | not found |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2017 Fiat Spider; 2018 Fiat Spider; 2019 Fiat Spider.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 17 model years this bulletin names have filed 293 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 77 of them name Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
On the 2016 Fiat 500 X, the 36 owners who gave an odometer reading for Engine reported it at a median of 32,900 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
We purchased a 2018 Fiat Spider from a dealer as a new vehicle. It apparently had recalls but the dealers never notified Fiat that we were the new owners and the dealer has been listed as the owner all of this time so we never received notifications. The vehicle is only used as a summer vehicle and the clutch just went out at 9000 miles.
2018 Fiat 124 Spider · Engine · filed with NHTSA Apr 12, 2024 · ODI 11582633
I purchased my vehicle in 2020. I was not aware there was an open recall on this vehicle for an oil consumption issue. The dealer did not tell me and I received no notice from Fiat/Chrysler over the next two years. I began having a problem with the engine cutting out as I was driving down the road without any warning.
2018 Fiat 500 X · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jul 23, 2023 · ODI 11533884
Vehicle will stall while driving - typically the vehicle will display the electronic throttle control (etc) warning light prior to stall. Stall will happen while actively driving. Engine indicator light also illuminates. Dealer has attempted 5 times to correct. Each time the dealer delivers vehicle.
2017 Fiat 124 Spider · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jun 3, 2019 · ODI 11217536
In depth: 2016 Fiat 500 X engine problems →
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the engine
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against these Fiat models under the same component group (engine), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9100624 | Service bulletin | Jul 8, 2025 | Verify Reman part number availability. Order the "R" part number for all orders: |
| 09-010-25 | Service bulletin | Apr 30, 2025 | "2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XS1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Oil pressure low indicator… |
| 09-018-24 | Service bulletin | Aug 29, 2024 | "2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XB1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Oil pressure low indicator… |
| 9100264 | Service bulletin | Nov 8, 2023 | PSU Oil Pump Assy |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Fiat 0700723 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 0700723 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Stellantis warranty extension on file lists the ones Stellantis has filed.
Which vehicles does 0700723 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 20 model years: 2020 Fiat 124 Spider, 2019 Fiat 124 Spider, 2018 Fiat 124 Spider, 2017 Fiat 124 Spider, 2022 Fiat 500, 2021 Fiat 500 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.