The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Fiat 500 L: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Fiat reported 34 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Fiat 500 L, model years 2014–2018, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | 1 | 30 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1,694 | 177 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1,245 | 161 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 12 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 7 | 0 |
| Power Train | 7 | 0 |
| Other | 5 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 5 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 3 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Fiat 500 L puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Fiat 500 L, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-29 | 2014 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-17 | 2017 | NV | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Other | 2022 Q4 |
| 2020-11-23 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2014 | WV | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-06-25 | 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-17 | 2016 | AZ | 0 | 4 | Structure · Other | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Electrical System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-27 | 2017 | AR | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting · Air Bags · Latch | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-25 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags · Seat Belts · Rollover | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-12 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Other | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-03-10 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2014 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q1 |
| not reported | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-07-19 | 2014 | WA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-13 | 2014 | ID | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Visibility · Fire · Other | 2017 Q2 |
| not reported | 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| not reported | 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Exterior Lighting · Visibility | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-02-21 | 2014 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-10-13 | 2014 | AL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| not reported | 2014 | TX | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System · Other | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-06 | 2014 | WA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-24 | 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-22 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| not reported | 2014 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q1 |
| not reported | 2014 | UT | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-08-25 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 3 | Service Brake System · Engine and Cooling System · Electrical System | 2015 Q3 |
| not reported | 2014 | UN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-04-28 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System · Power Train · Fire | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-03-17 | 2014 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-05-09 | 2014 | NV | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2014 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Fiat received alleging a death or injury in a Fiat 500 L and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a 500 L that sold more will have more rows. All Fiat models · What these reports are, and are not.