The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Fiat
Fiat 500: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Fiat reported 147 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Fiat 500, model years 2012–2020, 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.
147 incidents reported
3 deaths, as claimed
157 injuries, as claimed
2012–2020 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 56 | 0 | 63 | — | — |
| 2013 | 42 | 1 | 43 | — | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 1 | 26 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 15,916 | 63 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4,296 | 23 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,383 | 72 |
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 | 86 | 1 |
| Other | 14 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 13 | 0 |
| Rollover | 13 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 13 | 1 |
| Power Train | 11 | 0 |
| Visibility | 10 | 1 |
| Steering System | 10 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 9 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 8 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 7 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 7 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 6 | 0 |
| Structure | 6 | 0 |
| Fire | 5 | 0 |
| Tires | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 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 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Fiat 500, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-14 | 2016 | FR | 1 | 0 | Visibility | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-06-19 | 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-06-14 | 2015 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2021-09-28 | 2020 | PR | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2023 Q1 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-02-12 | 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2012 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Rollover | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-12-06 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Engine and Cooling System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-10 | 2012 | PR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-06 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-21 | 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-12 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-21 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-05-31 | 2015 | TX | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-02-10 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-10 | 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-11-28 | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-22 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-04 | 2012 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-28 | 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-06-17 | 2013 | WY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-06-03 | 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-06-03 | 2012 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2013 | GA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-22 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2019-05-22 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags · Rollover | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-20 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-19 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-14 | 2015 | UT | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Engine and Cooling System · Electrical System | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-29 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-17 | 2012 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-26 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-10 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-09 | 2012 | UT | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Power Train · Fire · Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-05-27 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | Suspension System · Service Brake System · Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-04-13 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-09 | 2013 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-13 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-03-08 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-01 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-25 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-02-19 | 2012 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Power Train · Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-04 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-02-03 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-14 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Electrical System · Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-22 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-06 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Visibility · Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| not reported | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Electrical System · Fire | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-08-07 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Steering System · Visibility · Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-27 | 2012 | OH | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Fire | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-02 | 2013 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-05-25 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Structure · Other | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-05-19 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-05-10 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Service Brake System · Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-04-11 | 2013 | WA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-04-03 | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-28 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-27 | 2014 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-03-12 | 2013 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-03-05 | 2016 | OR | 0 | 1 | Wheels | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-03-05 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Electrical System · Latch | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-02-04 | 2012 | CO | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Suspension System · Parking Brake System · Visibility · Rollover | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-02-03 | 2016 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-30 | 2015 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-12-17 | 2013 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| not reported | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Other | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-11-21 | 2012 | OR | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-11-19 | 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-13 | 2015 | KS | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-10-09 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-03 | 2015 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-12 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q1 |
| not reported | 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Other | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-23 | 2013 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-08 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-19 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Suspension System · Tires · Rollover · Other | 2016 Q3 |
| not reported | 2014 | UN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| not reported | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-06 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-14 | 2013 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-12 | 2015 | NV | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Other | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-02-24 | 2014 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-02-14 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-11-18 | 2012 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-03 | 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-01 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure · Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-26 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-23 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-05 | 2013 | UT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-09-24 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Rollover · Other | 2015 Q4 |
| not reported | 2015 | UN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2015 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | UN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-07-14 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-06-01 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| not reported | 2012 | UN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2015 Q2 |
| not reported | 2012 | UN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-04-03 | 2013 | RI | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-03-10 | 2012 | VA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| not reported | 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-02-01 | 2013 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-01-07 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-01-01 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-10-01 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Rollover | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-08-17 | 2012 | NH | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-07-17 | 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-05-01 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-04-20 | 2013 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-04-14 | 2012 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2014 Q2 |
| 2013-11-16 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-11-16 | 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-10-25 | 2012 | WA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-10-04 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-09-05 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2013 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | UN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-08-09 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-16 | 2012 | ID | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-06-25 | 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Tires | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-06-14 | 2012 | MO | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q2 |
| not reported | 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Tires | 2013 Q2 |
| not reported | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-05-25 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-05-11 | 2013 | TX | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-03-12 | 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-12-31 | 2012 | PR | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2013 Q4 |
| 2012-11-30 | 2013 | GA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2013 Q3 |
| 2012-09-15 | 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
| not reported | 2012 | MA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-08-08 | 2012 | NM | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2012 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-03-05 | 2012 | HI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2012 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Fiat received alleging a death or injury in a Fiat 500 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a 500 that sold more will have more rows. All Fiat models · What these reports are, and are not.