The 2020 Fiat 124 Spider has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 15,835 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS24V6940002024-09-1815,835 affected
Defect
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Fiat 124 Spider vehicles. A software error in the air bag control module may cause the front air bags to deploy with excessive force during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208,…
Consequence
An air bag that deploys with excessive force can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will update the air bag control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 26, 2025. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is A3B.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
8
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2020 fiat 124 spider. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v694000 (air bags); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was determined that the air bag control module…”
“Fiat dealers do not have the ability to address this recall, spoke to fca customer service and the fiat representative was unable to find any dealer with in the dallas, fort worth area that had the equipment to service this recall. Fca has abandoned the 2020 fiat 124 spider for service leaving a…”
“The contact owns a 2020 fiat 124 spider. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v694000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“The contact owns a 2020 fiat 124 spyder. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v694000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that…”
“Remedy for recall a3b - passenger airbag deployment still not available. Seems to be quite delinquent in determining remedy.”
“The contact owns a 2020 fiat 124 spider. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v694000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“The contact owns a 2020 fiat 124 spider. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v694000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of…”
“The contact owns a 2020 fiat 124 spider. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v694000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 Fiat 124 Spider as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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