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2014 Fiat 500 Air bags Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
4%of 124 total for the year
Median mileage
40,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Fiat 500, 4% of the 124 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Will driving on a city street I was side swiped on driver's door , from side view mirror to end of left side fender and hood. No air bag deployed, came to rest at rear of another car in front of of me parked, no air bags deployed. *dt*jb no VIN available”

NHTSA complaint #11150910, filed 2018-11, 45,000 miles

“I was on a side street turning l onto a busy street. There was a long large white van blocking my view from turning. I was at a stop sign. As I started to move out I did look both ways first. There was a red auto over a block to my left & right an auto was way behind tracks. We have a long set of tracks due to busy street on a slant. As I turn, another car on my left hit my car so hard that the seat belt did not hold and I was moved all the way to the right of car & this intensified impact on my left side head to left driver window. My car was totaled. …”

NHTSA complaint #11163827, filed 2018-12, 20,000 miles

“Driving down the road warning lights cycled through for the first time ever indicating issues with ESC , dts, a sprocket with an exclamation point, a car on rough terrain, this continued as I traveled down the road...all of these lights are indicators of issues with the ABS system I moved to the right lane steering was different I was trying to get off at the next exit however as traffic slowed I was unable to stop my vehicle and my brakes reacted differently when I put my foot on the brakes and I rear ended the person in front of me”

NHTSA complaint #10759957, filed 2015-08, 18,000 miles

“In motion on a high way hit car, air bags deployed giving me extreme leg trauma that has gotten worse each day. The pain is very severe. None of the medical care personnel has see such bad leg trauma.”

NHTSA complaint #10940118, filed 2017-01, 40,000 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201717%
2016214%
201522%
201454%
2013106%
2012328%

Other parts of the 2014 Fiat 500

Transmission and drivetrain
67 complaints
Electrical system
22 complaints
Engine
19 complaints
Other or unknown
15 complaints
Vehicle speed control
7 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Brakes
4 complaints
Electronic stability control
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
4 complaints
Wheels
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Fiat 500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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