Vehicle recall R/2009/023

Fiat 500 recall: Risk of rear brake lock up

DVSA recall R/2009/023 names the Fiat 500. It was launched 6 April 2009. It covers vehicles built 1 August 2008 to 31 January 2009.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2009/023
Launched: 6 April 2009
Issued by: FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES UK LTD
Manufacturer reference: 5371
Vehicles: 3,020 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that on subject vehicles the rear brake back plate retaining bolts may not have been tightened to the correct specification. Should the bolts work loose this can result in noise illumination of the ABS warning light and in extreme cases wheel lock.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the subject bolts checked and tightened to the correct specification.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Fiat 500	1 August 2008 to 31 January 2009	3,020

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Other recalls for these models

R/2008/181 Fuel may leak from manifold 9 January 2009, Fiat 500, Fiat Punto
R/2010/101 Loss of steering control 10 September 2010, Fiat 500, Fiat Panda
R/2010/117 The wrong airbag may deploy in a collision 1 October 2010, Fiat 500, Fiat Punto
R/2010/212 Loss of steering control 13 December 2010, Fiat 500, Fiat Panda
R/2012/139 Braking efficiency may be reduced 7 December 2012, Fiat Doblo, Fiat Fiorino, Fiat 500 and others
R/2013/130 Fuel may leak leading in extreme cases to fire 5 January 2014, Fiat 500

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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