Fiat bulletin 08-229-24
What it says"Radio Over The Air Update from U31.42 to U33.43 Software Version (FOTA) Customers may experience one or more of the following: Unable to select the Turn by Turn Navigation. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Fiat filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 1, 2024, received Nov 7, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 1 model year (2024). 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 communication"Radio Over The Air Update from U31.42 to U33.43 Software Version (FOTA) Customers may experience one or more of the following: ● Unable to select the Turn by Turn Navigation. ● Blank performance pages (Rearview Camera (RVC) functions normally). ● Android Auto® Voice Recognition (VR) inoperative. ● Media Tuner delayed. ● Charge Schedule not accepting updates via phone (RVC functions normally). ● Ambient light inoperative. ● Map in Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) inoperative. ● Media Widget blank. ● Navigation Map black. ● Off-Road Pages inoperative (RVC functions normally). ● VR inoperative. ● Incorrect song title displayed (Carplay® only). ● Radio display switches from Media Page to Home Page (RVC functions normally). ● Ghost touch on Navigation screen (RVC functions normally). ● Widgets missing. ● New User Profile does not load. ● Returns to wrong page after View Camera Event selected by customer in the Camera View Pages (RVC functions normally). This bulletin provides information regarding the latest Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update and provides the service technician an overview of the steps a customer will need to take to complete the update. The radio software will be updated from U31.42 to U33.43."
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-229-24 | Service bulletin | Nov 1, 2024 | 11010253 | PDF, 173 KB |
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 themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2 of them name Electrical System — 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.
Vehicle is unable to fully charge. It stops without notice and has left us stranded. The car has been at the dealership for seven months. The dealership duplicated the problem, but has been unable to repair it. There are now six (6) other 2024 500e’s at Larry H Miller Fiat in Aurora Colorado with the same problem
2024 Fiat 500e · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Dec 17, 2025 · ODI 11705717
The contact leased a 2024 Fiat 500E. The contact stated that the windows failed to roll down and the brakes made an abnormal sound while the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle required the Push to Start button to be pressed three times to start the vehicle.
2024 Fiat 500e · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Nov 24, 2025 · ODI 11701169
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group7 other manufacturer communications filed against the Fiat 500e under the same component group (electrical system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-249-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 26, 2026 | Level 2 Charging Disrupted by Vehicle Falling Asleep Customers may comment on the following: ● Customers may comment that the vehicle will u… |
| 08-236-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 10, 2026 | Key Fob Not Detected Due To Internal Battery Discharge Customers may comment on the following: ● The vehicle fails to detect the key FOB ins… |
| S1408000384 | Service bulletin | Mar 4, 2026 | "Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Messa… |
| 08-384-25 | Service bulletin | Nov 25, 2025 | Not applicable to vehicles built for US market. Flash: Amplifier (AMP) Diagnostic and System Updates Customers may experience the following:… |
| S2508000101 | Service bulletin | Nov 7, 2025 | Intermittent Uconnect Box Requires Service Message. TBM Setting Stored Or Pending DTCs B22A9, B1560, B1561, B1562 |
| 23-052-24 | Service bulletin | Sep 11, 2024 | "Door Window Does Not Roll Up Customers may experience the following: ● Power windows reverse to full open when attempting to fully close.… |
| 9100226 | Service bulletin | Sep 15, 2023 | Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part numb… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Fiat 08-229-24 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 08-229-24 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 08-229-24 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Fiat 500e. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.