2013 FIAT 500 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2013 Fiat 500 has 4 recalls, all involving the drivetrain: depending on transmission type, the vehicle can unexpectedly lose drive power or become impossible to shift, raising the risk of a crash. Two recalls affect manual transmission models. The clutch diaphragm spring can fracture, leaving the driver unable to change gears or causing the vehicle to lose drive entirely. On vehicles fitted with an aftermarket CravenSpeed short shifter, the shifter shaft itself can break while the car is moving. The remaining two recalls affect automatic transmission models: on electric variants, a control unit fault can cause the transmission to drop into neutral without warning, and on 6-speed automatic models, a shifter cable bushing can fail and allow the cable to detach from the transmission, meaning the gear the driver selects may not actually engage.