Fiat Tipo Rear Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage

On the Tipo, 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 FT4481051 / Van Wezel 1717545

Accuracy note: Covers the Fiat Tipo (2016-) as listed in the UK aftermarket catalogues. A rear bumper is a body-coloured plastic skin, so what you buy is a primed cover that still needs painting to your paint code, and the right one depends on body style, facelift date and the holes moulded into it for parking sensors, a tow bar cut-out or exhaust trims — a cover without the sensor holes cannot be drilled accurately at home. The references below are UK aftermarket catalogue listings for this generation, labelled by brand with the fitment details the catalogue gives; carmakers rarely publish the genuine number against these, so order a genuine cover against your VIN if you want a guaranteed match. The lower sections, corner pieces and trims listed separately are the parts most often sold on their own after a car-park knock.

Rear bumper covers (aftermarket)	Prasco FT4481051 (Rear, for vehicles with park assist, primed); Prasco FT4481061 (Rear, primed, with holes for park assist); Prasco FT4481071 (Rear, primed, with holes for park assist); Van Wezel 1717545 (Rear, primed, without holes for parking sensors); Van Wezel 1717546 (Rear, primed, with holes for parking sensors); Van Wezel 1717547 (Rear, primed, with holes for parking sensors)
Lower sections, corners & trims	None listed separately
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 Tipo 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.

A genuinely frustrating, real finding worth knowing: one documented case on a related model found that Fiat had stopped fitting the specific socket that a genuine towbar wiring kit expects to connect into, forcing the fitter to cut off the original plug and wire directly into the main fuse box instead.

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 Tipo Rear Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel

The Fiat Tipo's rear bumper routinely integrates parking sensors, a reversing camera housing and sometimes exhaust trim finishers, which means replacing it after even minor kerb damage often involves more than a straightforward swap.

Fiat Tipo Rear Bumper: Watch: Replacing It

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Same Fiat clip-and-screw bumper fixings; the Tipo differs in detail.

Before you buy: bumper specification varies significantly by trim, particularly around parking sensor cutouts and camera housings. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Fiat Tipo Rear Bumper: What It Does

Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the rear bumper on higher trims of the Tipo 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 Tipo Rear Bumper: Generations & Colour

All generations	Bianco Gelato (white), Grigio Colosseo, Rosso Passione, Blu Mediterraneo

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Fiat Tipo 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.