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Fiat 500L 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 08-025-16 · NHTSA communication 10141315 · issued Mar 4, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Flash: RA3 Radio Software Enhancements This bulletin involves updating the radio software The customer may experience one or more of the following: · **Under MORE screen, the compass always indicates a fixed position and will not change while vehicle is in motion. The direction is different at every ignition cycle.** · Display screen may lock up during very hot ambient temperatures. · Rear camera unintentionally switches off and display screen turns blue. · Radio resets. · Radio sluggish performance. · Bluetooth dropped connections. · Hands free calling poor sounding. · Navigation GPS off loca

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.