- Vehicles
- 11,176
- Built between
- Apr 2013 – Apr 2018
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 8 March 2019
- Repaired
- 67%
- Unrepaired
- 3,708
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2013 and April 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 ItaliaBuilt May 2013 to June 2015
- 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 SpecialeBuilt December 2013 to August 2015
- 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale ABuilt December 2013 to August 2015
- 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 SpiderBuilt May 2013 to July 2015
- 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTBBuilt July 2015 to April 2018
- 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 SpiderBuilt January 2016 to April 2018
- 2014 Ferrari CaliforniaBuilt April 2013 to May 2014
- 2015-2018 Ferrari California TBuilt June 2014 to October 2017
- 2014-2017 Ferrari F12 BerlinettaBuilt May 2013 to July 2017
- 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 TDFBuilt December 2015 to August 2017
- 2016 Ferrari F60 AmericaBuilt June 2015 to September 2016
- 2014-2016 Ferrari FFBuilt April 2013 to March 2016
- 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4LUSSOBuilt July 2016 to February 2018
- 2018 Ferrari GTC4LUSSO TBuilt April 2017 to February 2018
Repair progress
3,708 of 11,176 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
67% repaired — 7,468 of 11,176 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Ferrari North America (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2014 Ferrari California, 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 2014-2016 Ferrari FF, 2014-2017 Ferrari F12, 2015-2018 Ferrari California T, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A, 2016 Ferrari F60 America, 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso and 2018 GTC4Lusso T vehicles nationwide. 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.
What could happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2013 to April 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 January 2019
- Owners notified8 March 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 67% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 January 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-866-551-2828. Ferrari's number for this recall is 65.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 65
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ferrari North America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.