Category: Recalls

60A – Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode – 2009-2011 Ferrari California, & 2010-2011 Ferrari 458 Italia

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V188
Manufacturer Ferrari North America, Inc.
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 1,870

 

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

 

Summary

Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Ferrari California, and 2010-2011 Ferrari 458 Italia vehicles that have not had their passenger frontal air bag replaced. These passenger frontal air bag modules have air bag inflators that may explode in the event of a crash due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

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Roadside Recovery & Guides for Emergency Response – Ferrari

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This section is dedicated to all operators who work for roadside assistance, emergency forces, fire brigades etc..

The intention is to give free access to information of features of Ferrari cars to allow aid workers to operate in the best.

The aim of this manual is to help improve roadside recovery for Ferrari vehicles: please read it carefully before proceeding with roadside recovery.

Equipment and options in Ferrari vehicle models may vary because of specific legal and market requirements. The information contained in this publication is therefore not binding in any way.

Ferrari reserves the right to make any modification to the vehicle models described in this manual, at any time, for either technical or commercial reasons.

Contact the nearest Authorized Ferrari Dealer for any further information you may require.

In the interests of safety, all roadside recovery services must be performed by qualified personnel.

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Brake Disc Wear Software/FMVSS 135 – 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB & 488 Spider

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V164
Manufacturer Ferrari North America, Inc.
Components SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Potential Number of Units Affected 40

 

Brake Disc Wear Software/FMVSS 135

If the driver is not warned about the critical disc wear, brake disc damage may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

Summary

Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2016 488 GTB and 488 Spider vehicles. Due to a software error, the driver may not be warned that the brake discs are critically worn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, “Light Vehicle Brake Systems.”

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RC 63 / NHTSA 18V-040 – Takata Passenger Airbag Module – 2013 Ferrari

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V040
Manufacturer Ferrari North America, Inc.
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 1,073

 

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

 

Summary

Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2013 California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, FF, and F12 Berlinetta vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

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61 – Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture – 2012 Ferrari

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V018
Manufacturer Ferrari North America, Inc.
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 825

 

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

 

Summary

Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2012 California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, and FF vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

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