P0513 on Fiat vehicles
P0513 is named on 5 Fiat model years (2018–2020): 28 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across 500, 124 Spider, 500 X.
Which Fiat model years name P0513
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Fiat 500 | Electrical System | 8 | — |
| 2019 Fiat 500 | Electrical System | 8 | — |
| 2020 Fiat 124 Spider | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2018 Fiat 500 | Electrical System | 4 | — |
| 2018 Fiat 500 X | Electrical System | 4 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Fiat filings that name P0513
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Fiat filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0513. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- S2208000073 Service bulletin2022-03-17 · Electrical System
- No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
- S2208000073 Service bulletin2022-03-17 · Unknown Or Other
- No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
- S2208000073 Service bulletin2022-03-17 · Power Train
- No Start, After Flash And Or PCM Replace, DTC P0513 Invalid Skim Key Setting
What P0513 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0513 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Fiat and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0513 a known problem on Fiat vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 28 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0513 on 5 Fiat model years (2018–2020). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Fiat models does P0513 appear on most?
2020 500 (8 documents), 2019 500 (8 documents), 2020 124 Spider (4 documents).
Does P0513 on a Fiat mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.