Ferrari Steering: Rack

Ferrari is recalling about 88 vehicles over a problem with the steering. If the steering rack fractures, loss of vehicle control can occur increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.

Campaign
96V013000
Manufacturer
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
Reported
17 January 1996
Vehicles
88
Built between
Aug 1995 – Oct 1995
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 February 1996
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1995 and October 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1995 Ferrari F355Built August 1995 to October 1995

What the defect is

Defective left steering rack mounting supports were improperly heat treated resulting in the possible fracturing of the support.

What could happen

If the steering rack fractures, loss of vehicle control can occur increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT STEERING RACK MOUNTING SUPPORT WITH A NEW SUPPORT WHICH HAS BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1995 to October 1995
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 January 1996
  3. Owners notified1 February 1996

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 17 January 1996.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
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

System: steering; gear; rack.vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Note: 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 1-201-816-2651. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

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