EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Fiat “500e” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00489/21
Summary
Software errors in the airbag control unit may cause the passenger airbag’s deactivation status to be wrongly displayed. As a result, a rear-facing child seat could be used incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Fiat
- Brand
- Fiat
- Name / model
- 500e · e3*2018/858*00001*02; Type: FA1
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 8 September 2020 and 26 January 2021.
What is the risk?
- Software errors in the airbag control unit may cause the passenger airbag’s deactivation status to be wrongly displayed. As a result, a rear-facing child seat could be used incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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