Fiat 500X 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 08-002-16 · NHTSA communication 10119623 · issued Jan 9, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illumination Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0113 The wiring at the connector of the Intake Air Temperature (IAT) sensor may be compromised due to wire strain causing DTCs. This bulletin involves adding a jumper harness on the IAT sensor to reduce this strain. Some customers may experience a MIL illumination. Upon further inspection, the technician may find P0113 Intake Air Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit High. Installing the jumper harness will help prevent IAT issues from occurring.
Vehicles covered
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.