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Fiat 500 2013–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 08-004-15 · NHTSA communication 10148580 · issued Jan 9, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2015
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

FLASH: Battery Electric Vehicle, Multiple System Enhancements This bulletin involves updating the software in multiple modules, Vehicle Tracking Module (VTM), Body Control Module (BCM), On-Board Charging Module (OBCM), Power Inverter Module (PIM), Battery Pack Control Module (BPCM) and Electric Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) if required. The customer may experience one or more of the following: ? The vehicle does not start charging when it?s plugged into the charging station. ? Intermittently the charge indicator will show it?s charging when it?s not charging. ? Intermittently the vehicle may hav

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.