{"id":"2016_fiat_500e","make":"Fiat","make_slug":"fiat","model":"500e","model_slug":"500e","year":2016,"url":"/fiat/500e/2016/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":37156,"model":"500e","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":121,"hwy":103,"comb":112,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":29.9767,"range":84,"range_city":90,"range_hwy":77,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":4.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"82 kW AC Induction","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Minicompact Cars","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":650,"save_spend":8000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"CRX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Minicompact Cars","segment":"Compact car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"16V303000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr":"Chrysler (FCA US LLC)","reported":"2016-05-16","owner_notified":"2016-07-05","units":16584,"summary":"Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Fiat 500e vehicles manufactured March 22, 2012, to January 29, 2016.  The power inverter module (PIM) may experience voltage spikes which can cause the propulsion system to shut down and loss of motive power.","consequence":"Loss of motive power can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the PIM software, free of charge.  The recall began on July 5, 2016.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is S26.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"S26","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":4,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",3],["Exterior Lighting",2],["Power Train",1]],"by_year":{"2016":1,"2018":1,"2023":2},"excerpts":[["2023-11-22","Electrical System","The contact owns a 2016 Fiat 500E. The contact stated that the vehicle could not immediately be started. The \"Service Electrical System\" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the battery was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not ye\u2026"],["2023-06-06","Exterior Lighting","The contact owns a 2018 Fiat 500E. The contact stated that while driving at night, it was discovered that the driver's side headlight was not illuminating. The driver's side light bulb was replaced but would intermittently shut off. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the driver's side light bulb connector had\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":84,"mpg":null,"ncap":null,"complaints":4},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}