Fiat 124 Spider Recalls

The FIAT 124 Spider has 6 recalls covering the 2016–2020 model years, with the most serious being a software error in the airbag control module on 2017–2020 vehicles where the front airbags can deploy with excessive force in a crash, raising the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

The 2017–2019 model years with automatic transmissions have a separate transmission control module programming issue that can cause the vehicle to unexpectedly downshift and decelerate sharply, which can destabilize the car or cause a rear-end collision. The 2016 model year has a related but distinct automatic transmission problem where a sudden downshift can abruptly slow the rear wheels and cause a loss of stability.

The 2019 model year has two fuel system concerns. The fuel delivery module can fail, causing rough running, a no-start condition, or a sudden loss of engine power while driving. There is also a fuel pump with a deformed impeller that can fail and stall the engine. Both issues affect the same model year and carry similar crash risk from unexpected power loss.

Going back to 2017, the 124 Spider Abarth trim specifically has a software issue that can cause the driver and front passenger airbags to deploy with too much force in certain crashes, which overlaps in consequence with the broader 2017–2020 airbag recall but is scoped to that performance variant.