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Fiat 500X 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin R73 · NHTSA communication 10119608 · issued Aug 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2015–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customer Satisfaction Notification R73 Wheel Stud Wrench The wheel stud wrench on about 11,700 of the above vehicles may break during use due to a non-compliant heat treatment process causing the material hardness to be out of specification. The wheel stud wrench must be replaced on the affected vehicles.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.