Fiat 500 BEV Recall R/2022/210: Vehicles May Have Been Fitted With A Faulty Left Or Right Side Half-shaft, Who Is Affected And What To Do
- Low
- How serious
- 8 Sep 2022
- Launched
- 2
- vehicles in the UK
- 6420
- Manufacturer’s campaign code
Fiat recalled 500 BEV vehicles built between 17 June 2021 and 12 October 2021. A number of vehicles may have been fitted with a faulty left or right side half-shaft (drive shaft). The dealer will replace the half-shaft identified as faulty according to traceability data. You won't usually pay for it.1
What’s Wrong
A number of vehicles may have been fitted with a faulty left or right side half-shaft (drive shaft).
DVSA's Original Wording
Concern: VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A FAULTY LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE HALF-SHAFT Defect: A number of vehicles may have been fitted with a faulty left or right side half-shaft (drive shaft). Remedy: The half-shaft identified as faulty according to traceability data must be replaced
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The Risk
The recall notice describes the concern as: vehicles may have been fitted with a faulty left or right side half-shaft.
The Fix
The dealer will replace the half-shaft identified as faulty according to traceability data.
Are You Affected?
500 BEV built between 17 June 2021 and 12 October 2021 may be included. Fiat estimates 2 vehicles in the UK. Enter your registration to check, then confirm by VIN with Fiat, because not every car in the date range may be included.
Which Car Is It?
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What To Do Now
- Check your car by registration above, then by VIN with Fiat.
- Book with any franchised Fiat dealer, quoting the campaign code 6420 or the DVSA reference R/2022/210. See how to get a Fiat recall fixed.
- Follow the letter's instructions until the repair is done. See can you drive a car with a recall?.
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This is one of 199 Fiat recalls in DVSA’s data. The Fiat recall launched before it was R/2022/080 on 11 Apr 2022, for the Certificate of Conformity (CoC) and the registration card must be updated due to the…. The one launched after it was R/2022/186 on 9 Sep 2022, for ineffective/incorrect tightening of a lock nut on the steering gear rod. You can also see every Fiat recall, the Fiat Fiat 500 recall history and all recalls launched in 2022.
Source: DVSA recall R/2022/210, launched 8 September 2022. Data updated 15 October 2026. How we grade urgency.
Sources
- The Code does not itself say repairs are free. GOV.UK guidance says "You will not usually have to pay for any repairs or parts under a safety recall." gov.uk Checked 15 Oct 2026.