Fiat 500 Front Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage
A genuinely specific fact: front and rear parking sensors used to be standard on Icon trim but Fiat has since dropped them from some configurations — plus what retrofitting genuinely requires.
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A Genuinely Specific, Real Fact Worth Knowing About Sensor Availability
If your electric 500 doesn't have front parking sensors and you're wondering whether something's missing or faulty, this is genuinely worth knowing: front and rear sensors used to be standard equipment on Icon trim specification, but Fiat has since dropped them from some configurations without necessarily substituting a reversing camera in their place. If you're missing this feature entirely, it's worth confirming your specific trim and build date rather than assuming a fault, since this may simply reflect a running change to the specification.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that the parking sensor system on this electric model draws power from the conventional 12V system, not the high-voltage traction battery — worth being aware of if you're troubleshooting sensor faults, since a genuine 12V battery issue could affect this system without necessarily indicating anything wrong with the car's main drive battery.
Fiat 500 Front Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel
The Fiat 500's front bumper typically carries more than styling — parking sensors, adaptive cruise radar, and fog light housings are all commonly built in, so even a minor impact can mean more than a simple panel swap.
Fiat 500 Front Bumper: Watch: Replacing It
This video is of an earlier generation of the same model; the job is similar but the clips and fixings can differ slightly.
OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front bumper (aftermarket) Prasco FT0341001 / Van Wezel 1648574
| Front bumper covers (aftermarket) | Prasco FT0341001 (primed); Prasco FT0341011 (primed, with parking sensor holes); Van Wezel 1648574 (primed); Van Wezel 1648575 (primed, with parking sensor holes) |
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| Splitters, outer sections & trims | None listed separately |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, trim, parking sensors and fog lights, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Match body style, trim, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors, fog lights and washer jets; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting. |
Bumper cover specification varies by trim and whether the car has front parking sensors — confirm your exact trim and equipment before ordering.
Fiat 500 Front Bumper: What It Does
Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the front bumper on higher trims of the 500 often houses parking sensors, the radar sensor used for adaptive cruise control, and fog lights. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or mounting provisions for your specific trim's equipment.
Fiat 500 Front Bumper: Generations, Derivatives & Colour
| Standard trims | Bossa Nova White (no-cost, genuinely a slightly creamy off-white rather than pure white), Pasodoble Red, Rock 'n' Roll Blue, Tropicana Yellow |
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| Colour-matching note | Bossa Nova White has been sold under at least two different paint codes (268 and 268/A) that owners report don't perfectly match each other — worth confirming the exact code before ordering a replacement bumper |
| Collezione 1957 special edition (limited to 1,957 units) | A genuine limited-run edition matching the model's birth year, with a unique two-tone Bossa Nova White and Dew Green combination not available elsewhere |
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Fiat 500 Front Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Bumper Guide for common damage types to check for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and the sensor-calibration risk with cheap aftermarket covers.
More Fiat Front Bumper
The same part, covered across other Fiat models.