Fiat 500L Rear Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage
On the 500L, directly splicing towbar wiring into the car's own circuit can genuinely trigger the CAN-bus system to disable it entirely.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — rear bumper (aftermarket) Prasco FT0401051 / Van Wezel 1609544
| Rear bumper covers (aftermarket) | Prasco FT0401051 (Rear, primed); Prasco FT0401061 (Rear, primed, with holes for parking sensors); Van Wezel 1609544 (Rear, for vehicles without parking sensors, primed, without holes for parking sensors); Van Wezel 1609545 (Rear, primed, with holes for parking sensors); Diederichs 3405656 (Rear, for vehicles with parking sensors); Diederichs 3405655 (Rear, for vehicles without parking sensors, for vehicles with parking sensors, primed) |
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| Lower sections, corners & trims | Diederichs 3405658 (Right Rear, Rough); Diederichs 3405659 (Left Rear, Rough) |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, parking sensors and tow bar, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Match body style, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors or exhaust trims; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting. |
A Genuinely Important Technical Warning Worth Knowing Before Wiring a Towbar — Fiat 500L Rear Bumper
If you're fitting towbar electrics yourself, this is genuinely important: the proper OEM approach uses individual signal wires for each function specifically to avoid the car's CAN-bus system detecting an electrical overload. Directly splicing a trailer light circuit into the car's own wiring risks the car's own computer disabling that circuit entirely, rather than the trailer simply failing to work.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that reversing sensors are generally unaffected by towbar fitting, but the towball cover, if positioned even slightly askew, can trigger a false sensor warning.
Fiat 500L Rear Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel
What looks like a simple panel swap on the Fiat 500L often isn't, since rear bumpers on current cars typically integrate parking sensors, a reversing camera mount, and occasionally exhaust trim — all of which need transferring or replacing alongside the bumper itself.
Fiat 500L Rear Bumper: Watch: Replacing It
This video shows a closely related car on the same platform, so fixings can differ slightly on yours.
The sequence is much the same on this generation: wheel-arch liner screws, the fixings along the boot aperture and under the lower edge, then unclip each corner from the wing and unplug any sensor loom before the cover comes away.
Fiat 500L Rear Bumper: What It Does
Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the rear bumper on higher trims of the 500L often houses parking sensors, a reversing camera, and sometimes integrated exhaust finishers. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or wiring provisions for your specific trim's equipment.
Fiat 500L Rear Bumper: Generations & Colour
| Standard trims | Pasodoble Red is genuinely the no-cost default colour on the 500L — unlike the standard 500, where Bossa Nova White is free; Bossa Nova White and other shades are technically listed as paid options |
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| Dolcevita special edition | Bossa Nova White and Lunar Grey are the two colours specifically paired with this trim's chrome details and glass sunroof; a two-tone livery is also optionally available |
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Fiat 500L Rear Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Rear Bumper Guide for common damage types, confirming fitment (body style and sensor equipment matter here), and OEM vs aftermarket guidance.
More Fiat Rear Bumper
The same part, covered across other Fiat models.