Ferrari Seat Belts

Ferrari is recalling about 556 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. The occupant may not realize that the seat belt can be operated manually, and does not use the restraint system, increasing the risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

Campaign
98V250000
Manufacturer
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
Reported
9 October 1998
Vehicles
556
Built between
Oct 1992 – Jun 1994
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 October 1998
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1992 and June 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1994-1995 Ferrari 348Built October 1992 to June 1994

What the defect is

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The automatic seat belt slider can become jammed when the slider tape separates from the take-up reel, illuminating the seat belt warning light. Should such a condition occur, the belt must be positioned and fastened manually by connecting the belt to the fixed anchor point.

What could happen

The occupant may not realize that the seat belt can be operated manually, and does not use the restraint system, increasing the risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELT SYSTEM.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1992 to June 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 October 1998
  3. Owners notified1 October 1998

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 October 1998.

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

Owner notification began october 1, 1998. 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 1-201-816-2600.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

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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