Maserati Seat Belts

Maserati is recalling about 701 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Campaign
21V703000
Manufacturer
Maserati North America, Inc.
Reported
10 September 2021
Vehicles
701
Built between
Not published
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 October 2021
Repaired
94%
Unrepaired
42

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2021 Maserati Ghibli
  • 2021 Maserati Levante
  • 2021 Maserati Quattroporte

Repair progress

42 of 701 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2023.

94% repaired — 659 of 701 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 2021 Levante, Quattroporte, and Ghibli vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

What could happen

An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed October 15, 2021.

Parts involved

  • ALR (KiSi) Lever06700125100ERear Center Retractor for Quattroporte
  • ALR (KiSi) Lever06700174370E and 06700174390ERear Right Retractor for Ghibli
  • ALR (KiSi) Lever06700174370E and 06700174390ERear Left Retractor for Ghibli
  • ALR (KiSi) Lever06700174400ERearCenter Retractor for Ghibli
  • ALR (KiSi) Lever06700630630ERear Right Retractor for Ghibli
  • ALR (KiSi) Lever06700630630ERear Left Retractor for Ghibli
  • ALR (KiSi) Lever6700630660Rear Center Retractor for Ghibli

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA10 September 2021
  2. Owners notified15 October 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2023 — 94% 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 10 September 2021.

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 434.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
434
Recalling manufacturer
Maserati North America, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 208
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.nhtsa.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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