Service bulletin 18-087-15
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10159934 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2019-05-20 |
| Manufacturer's number | 18-087-15 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-11-13 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN; ENGINE |
NHTSA's summary
Flash: 1.4L System Improvements This bulletin involves reprogramming the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) with new software. A small number of customers may experience one of the following conditions or a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. ? Crank but no start condition in extreme cold temperatures of -4°F (-20°C) partially due to conditions caused by available fuel blends.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Engine, Transmission and driveline
| FIAT 500 | 2012, 2013 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2019577 | 2019-11-15. Powertrain |
|---|---|
| 19V817000 | 2019-11-15. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| 16V302000 | 2016-05-16. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
| 2016217 | 2016-05-12. Powertrain |
| 15V291000 | 2015-05-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| 13V358000 | 2013-08-14. POWER TRAIN |
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