Maserati Exterior Lighting: Headlights

Maserati is recalling about 427 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Affecting the visibility of oncoming traffic can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19V521000
Manufacturer
Maserati North America, Inc.
Reported
11 July 2019
Vehicles
427
Built between
Jul 2018 – Feb 2019
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 August 2019
Repaired
91%
Unrepaired
39

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2018 and February 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Maserati LevanteBuilt July 2018 to February 2019

Repair progress

39 of 427 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.

91% repaired — 388 of 427 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

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2019 Levante vehicles equipped with full LED headlights with Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFLS). The headlights may be misadjusted above the maximum height allowed, possibly impairing other driver's visibility on the roadway. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

Affecting the visibility of oncoming traffic can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the headlights, free of charge. The recall began August 20, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2018 to February 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 July 2019
  3. Owners notified20 August 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 91% 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 11 July 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 Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 387.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
387
Recalling manufacturer
Maserati North America, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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.

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