Recall · 20V007000
Ferrari North America recalled 2 models over air bags
982
Vehicles covered
2
Models
5
Model years
January 9, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- The defect
- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2009-2011 California and 2010-2011 458 Italia vehicles equipped with non-desiccated, passenger frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
- What it can cause
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- What the dealer does
- Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly with an alternate one, including a new non-ammonium nitrate inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2020. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 60FL.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari458 Italia | 2010 to 2011 | Not published here |
| FerrariCalifornia | 2009 to 2011 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 982 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 58% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2009 to 2011, so the oldest vehicles on it were 11 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Ferrari vehicles have been recalled over the air bags 9 times before this, most recently in June 2019 as 19V411000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 22V536000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 21V833000 (service brakes, hydraulic).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ferrari North America, Inc. with NHTSA on January 9, 2020 as campaign 20V007000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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