What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015578
- Recall date
- 4 December 2015
- Make
- Fiat
- Models
- 500
- Model years
- 2012 to 2015
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Lights And Instruments
- Raised as
- Service Campaign Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 17,516
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Canada is conducting a voluntary Customer Satisfaction Notification Program involving certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will update the Powertrain Control Module software to improve activation timing of the backup lamps. This updated software will turn the backup lamps on earlier, indicating to other road users that the driver has selected reverse gear. This action is not being conducted under the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2015578.