- Vehicles
- 893
- Built between
- Jul 2015 – Jun 2018
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 August 2019
- Repaired
- 88%
- Unrepaired
- 105
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2015 and June 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale ABuilt August 2015 to December 2015
- 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTBBuilt September 2015 to June 2018
- 2018 Ferrari 488 PistaBuilt January 2018 to January 2018
- 2018 Ferrari 488 SpiderBuilt July 2017 to February 2018
- 2016-2018 Ferrari California TBuilt July 2015 to October 2017
- 2015-2017 Ferrari F12 BerlinettaBuilt September 2015 to July 2017
- 2016 Ferrari F12 TDFBuilt December 2015 to May 2016
Repair progress
105 of 893 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.
88% repaired — 788 of 893 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, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2018 488 Spider, 488 Pista, 2015 458 Speciale A, 2016-2018 488 GTB, 2015-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2016 F12 tdf, and 2016-2018 Carlifornia T vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly causing the non-deployment or improper deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began August 2, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2015 to June 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 June 2019
- Owners notified2 August 2019
- Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 88% 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 4 June 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 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 70.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 70
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ferrari North America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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.