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Fiat bulletin 9100196

Fiat filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 27, 2023, received Sep 25, 2023, about the equipment. It names 21 model years (2016–2023). 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.

What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Lubrication and Maintenance Fluids If MOPAR fluids and chemicals are not readily available, please review Service Library for specifications so a suitable alternative can be used

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Jul 27, 2023 Received by NHTSA Sep 25, 2023 Components Equipment

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA id
9100196Service bulletinJul 27, 202310242717

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5; the full text comes from the manufacturer or a dealer. 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. Quote it at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2017 Fiat Spider; 2018 Fiat Spider; 2019 Fiat Spider.

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Fiat 9100196 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 9100196 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.

Which vehicles does 9100196 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 21 model years: 2020 Fiat 124 Spider, 2019 Fiat 124 Spider, 2018 Fiat 124 Spider, 2017 Fiat 124 Spider, 2023 Fiat 500, 2022 Fiat 500 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.