Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Fiat 500 has 23 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
13
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The air bag light will come on then turn off Is their a malfunction of the air bag or is it just com... |
| Dec 9, 2020 | AIR BAGS | WAS IN A CRASH AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. NOT 1 AIR BAG DEPLOYED.HAPPENRD ON DEC. 9, 2020. |
| Oct 6, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, TH... |
| Aug 18, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG COVER IS LOOSE AND I CAN SEE THE AIRBAG. |
| Dec 10, 2019 | AIR BAGS | I AM BLACK MY 17 YEAR OLD SON IS BLACK WE ARE BOTH DARK SKINNED BLACK PEOPLE DARKER THAN A BROWN PAP... |
| Jul 10, 2019 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWED A 2012 FIAT 500.THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN STANDSTILL TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE... |
| Jun 16, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AT TIMES, CONSTANT, SOMETIMES INTERMITTENT, WARNING 'AIRBAG FAILURE.' HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PUR... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ONE DAY MY AIR BAG FAILIURE LIGHT CAME OM ALONG WITH A FUEL CUTOFF UNAVAILBLE LIGHT. BOTH OF THESE L... |
| Nov 20, 2018 | AIR BAGS | ON NOVEMBER 20, 2018, I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FIAT 500 SPORT (IMAGES AND VIDEO ATTACHED). I HAVE C... |
| Jun 29, 2017 | AIR BAGS | PASSSENGER AIR BAGS CONSTANTLY WARNING ERROR AND DISABLING. |
| Oct 9, 2016 | AIR BAGS | PARKED MY 2012 FIAT 500 IN OUR OUTDOOR PARKING SPACE. I OPENED MY DRIVER SEAT DOOR AND GOT OUT SHUT ... |
| Aug 15, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL? TRAVELING ON A POORLY DESIGNED NEW TOLLWAY HEADING TOWARD AN EXIT RAMP DECELERATING F... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CA... |
| Sep 22, 2015 | AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I TOOK MY CAR IN TO FIAT IN SLC UTAH KEN GARFF THEY TOOK MY CAR SAID I HAD AN OIL LEAK THEN CAME BAC... |
| Jul 15, 2015 | AIR BAGS | MY 2012 FIAT 500 VEHICLE WAS MOVING @ 55MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A CRASH WITH ANOTH... |
| Jul 11, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN... |
| Oct 30, 2014 | AIR BAGS | I CONSTANTLY GET A "DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE, SEE HANDBOOK" NOTIFICATION ON MY DASHBOARD. THERE'... |
| May 5, 2014 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. IN THE ... |
| Sep 27, 2013 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED T... |
| Sep 27, 2013 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FIAT 500. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S. T... |