A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- Automatic transmission control module (software): automatic Fiat 124 Spider
- Period mentioned
- Model years 2017–2019 in the US, automatic gearbox only (only the VINs in the recall)
- Symptoms
- In certain conditions the gearbox shifts down unexpectedly and the car suddenly loses speed.
- Possible cause described
- The automatic transmission control module has incorrect programming that, in certain conditions, may make the car shift down unexpectedly and decelerate abruptly. It is US recall 19V068 (FCA V20, 8,950 vehicles with automatic gearbox); the remedy is a software update of the transmission control module.
- Check for the garage
- If your 124 Spider is an automatic, ask a Fiat dealer, with the VIN, whether this recall or a European equivalent is outstanding: they update the gearbox software free of charge.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.