Ferrari North America, Inc. | NHTSA Recall #18V040000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 18V040000 by Ferrari North America, Inc.. Includes 1,899 affected units, Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode, component: AIR BAGS, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect Summary
On january 9, 2018 ferrari north america, inc. (ferrari) recalled 1,073 model year 2013 california, 458 italia, 458 spider, ff, and f12 berlinetta vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands. on may 18, 2018, ferrari expanded the recall to include an additional 826 model year 2013 california, 458 italia, 458 spider, ff, and f12 berlinetta vehicles located throughout the rest of the united states. these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Corrective Action
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. the recall began march 1, 2018 for the original population. the recall will begin in june 2018 for the expanded population. owners may contact ferrari customer service at 1-866-551-2828. ferrari's number for this recall is 63.