Reporting Safety Defects In The United States - Fiat 500 Abarth 2014 User Manual

CONSUMER ASSISTANCE
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS IN THE UNITED
STATES
• If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that could cause a collision or cause
injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying the manufacturer.
• If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy
campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems be-
tween you, your authorized studio and the manufacturer.
• To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll free at 1–888–
327–4236 (TTY: 1–800–424–9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Washing-
ton, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle
safety from http://www.safercar.gov.
In Canada
• If you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should contact the Cus-
tomer Service Department immediately. Canadian customers who wish to report
a safety defect to the Canadian government should contact Transport Canada,
Motor Vehicle Defect Investigations and Recalls at 1-800-333-0510 or go to
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-index-53.htm
• French Canadian customers who wish to report a safety defect to the Canadian
government should contact Transport Canada, Motor Vehicle Defect Investiga-
tions and Recalls at 1-800-333-0510 or go to
http://www.tc.gc.ca/securiteroutiere/
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