Need Roadside Assistance For Your FIAT?
Light enough that a lot of these calls are a short winch rather than a tow, which is the cheapest good news in roadside. The electric one is a different story.
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FIAT roadside help, dispatched nationwide
Road Rescue Network dispatches 24/7 roadside help for FIAT. These are small, light cars, which works in your favour: recovery from a snowbank or a soft shoulder is quick, and the vehicle loads easily. The 500e is an electric car and follows the same strict rules as any other.
Who builds a Fiat, and why it changes the rescue
Fiat's North American presence is now built around the 500 and its electric successor, small cars sold in a market of large ones. The practical consequence is scarcity rather than complexity. Parts and specialist knowledge are thinner on the ground here than in Europe, so a Fiat is more often recovered to a specialist than fixed on scene.
What a rescuer has to know before they roll on a Fiat
These are the things that go wrong when a Fiat gets whichever truck was closest instead of the right one.
Light enough to change the answer
A 500 stuck a few feet off the pavement is very often a short winch rather than a tow, and that is a much smaller bill. Tell dispatch how far off the road you are and whether the car is level and undamaged.
The 500e is fully electric
Flatbed with all four wheels off the ground, no rolling neutral when fully dead, and a small 12V battery that is usually why one appears lifeless.
Small tanks and small batteries
Out-of-fuel and flat-battery calls are over-represented, particularly in cold weather. Both are usually solved on-site.
Parts and tires are not on every truck
These are uncommon enough in the United States that tire sizes may need sourcing. Reading the size off the sidewall at dispatch avoids a wasted visit.
The Fiat calls we take
Winch-out and light recovery
Snow, grass and soft shoulders, which on a car this light is quick.
Jumpstart, fuel and lockout
Jump and battery replacement, fuel delivered, and lockouts opened without damage.
Towing
Flatbed for the 500e and for all-wheel-drive 500X models.
Flat tire
Correct-size tires sourced and brought to the vehicle.
How a Fiat has to be moved
Worth reading to whoever shows up, whether or not we sent them.
The 500e and all-wheel-drive 500X belong on a flatbed with all four wheels off the ground. Front-wheel-drive petrol cars can be moved with the drive wheels lifted. The cars are light, so a shallow approach and careful securing matter more than lifting capacity.
FIAT models we cover
City drivers and commuters. Every rescuer carries current general liability insurance and works to standardised response and pricing practices.
Fiat roadside assistance in major US metros
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Statewide coverage
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Where a Fiat gets looked at
A tow ends somewhere. These are the businesses listed in our directory in the largest metros, with a direct-dial number on every one.
Repair shops
1,044 citiesIndependent garages in the directory, listed by city. Where the vehicle goes once it is off the truck.
Tire shops
639 citiesFor the flat that cannot be plugged, and for the makes that carry no spare at all.
Parts counters
2,936 citiesBatteries, bulbs, belts and fluids, close to where the vehicle stopped.
Body and collision
1,799 citiesAfter a recovery, for the panel damage the tow was not the worst of.
Fiat roadside questions
I slid off the road. Tow or winch?
On a car this light it is very often just a winch, which costs far less than a tow. Tell dispatch how far off you are, whether the car is level and whether anything is damaged.
Is the 500e towed differently?
Yes. It is fully electric, so flatbed with all four wheels off the ground and no rolling it in neutral once it is fully dead. If it seems completely lifeless, check the small 12V battery first.
Will you have a tire that fits?
If you give us the size on the call. These are uncommon enough here that the size may need sourcing rather than being on the truck already.
FIAT and its model names are trademarks of their owner. Road Rescue Network is an independent nationwide dispatch network and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an authorised agent of FIAT. We name the make because it is what our rescuers service.
Fiat down right now?
One number reaches a live dispatcher. Tell them the model and what it is doing, and the truck that leaves is the one that can actually take your car.