Defect Description For Recall
Equipment Description: Replacement Oil Filters (Ferrari Part No. 111782), Manufactured Between May 31, 2000, And May 31, 2001. Some Of These Oil Filters With This Part Number Were Made In A Different Manner From The PeRVIous Version. As A Result, The Oil Filter May Leak Engine Oil From The Seal Ring Area. These Oil Filters Can Be Used On Ferrari Model Vehicles Dating Back To The 1960S. The Model Vehicles These Filters Can Be Used On Are: Dino 206 Gt, Dino 246 Gt/Gts, Dino 308 Gt4, 208 Gtb/Gts Turbo, 208 Gt4, 208 Gtb/Gts Turbo Intercooler, Gtb/Gts Turbo, 275 Gtb4, 308 Gt4, 308 Gtb/Gts, 308I Gtb/Gts, 328 Gtb/Gts, 330 Gt, 330 Gtc, 365 Gt, 365 Gt4, 365 Gt4Bb, 365 Gtc (1970), 365 Gtc/Gts, 365 Gtc4, 365 Gts4, 400I Gt/Gta, 4000 Gt/Gta, 412 Gt/Gta, 512Bb, 512I Bb, Mondial 3.2, Mondial 3.2 Cabriolet, Mondial 8, Mondial 9 Cabriolet, Mondial 4V, 288 Gto.
Make Of Vehicle
OIL FILTER
Model Of Vehicle
111782
Year
9999
Recall Campaign Number
01E051000
Component Description
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
Effect Of Defect
In The Presence Of An Ignition Source, The Engine Oil Could Be Ignited, Causing A Vehicle Fire, Possibly Resulting In Personal Injury Or Death.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Oil Filters With A New Style Oil Filter, Having A Ferrari Part Number Of 191993 Free Of Charge. Owner Notification Began October 1, 2001. 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 1-201-816-2600.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Ferrari North America
Start Of Manufacture
20000531
End Of Manufacture
20010531
Type Of Vehicle Recall
E
Number Affected
2790
Date Owners Notified
20011001
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Ferrari North America, Inc.
Date Report Received
20011003