Defect Description For Recall
On Certain Passenger Vehicles, The Transmission Oil Lines To The Oil Cooler May Not Have Been Manufactured Properly. The Lines Could Become Disconnected From The Metal Fitting And Leak Oil. If The Lines Leak Oil, Insufficient Lubrication To The Transmission Could Result. If This Condition Was To Exist, The Vehicle’S Transmission Could Become Inoperative.
Make Of Vehicle
FERRARI
Model Of Vehicle
550 BARCHETTA
Year
2001
Recall Campaign Number
03V175000
Component Description
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Cooling Unit And Lines
Effect Of Defect
If The Transmission Became Inoperative While The Customer Was Driving, It Could Pose A Potential Safety Risk To The Driver As Well As Other Vehicles And Potentially Result In Damage To The Vehicle Or Property, And A Crash Without Warning.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Two Existing Transmission Oil Lines To The Cooler With New Lines Which Have A Properly Crimped Metal Fitting Connector. Owner Notification Began On June 4, 2003. Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Ferrari At 1-201-816-2651.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Ferrari North America
Start Of Manufacture
20001201
End Of Manufacture
20020331
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
232
Date Owners Notified
20030604
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Ferrari North America, Inc.
Date Report Received
20030509
Make Campaign Number
38