Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Ferrari Testarossa

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seat Belts2
001

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Seat Belts03V142000
Filed Apr 7, 20032,008 vehiclesFerrari North America

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. INCONSISTENT ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRACK ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED.

Risk. IF THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL FAILURE, THE SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE FULLY PROTECTED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PASSIVE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS, THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM, AND BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT MOTOR DRIVEN TRACK ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 24, 2003. 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.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar92V072000
Filed May 18, 1992645 vehiclesFerrari North America

Defect. THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN LOCKNUT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS AND INFERIOR SELF-LOCKING PROPERTIES.

Risk. THE LOCKNUT CAN LOOSEN, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THESTEERING SYSTEM AND IMPAIRED HANDLING. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE LOCKNUT WITH AN IMPROVED LOCKNUT.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seat Belts
Filed May 27, 201996,000 milesNV

THE PASSIVE SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE DOWN CAME APART ON IT'S OWN, LIKE DANGLING SNAKE JUST HANGING LOOSELY. THIS WAS FIRST FIXED BY FERRARI RECALL ON JUN 9, 2003. IT FAILED AGAIN. FERRARI REFUSES TO WARRANTY/PAY FOR THIS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE FERRARI DEALER/SHOP IN LAS VEGAS NV

Seat Belts1 injured
Filed Mar 10, 2003CA

THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS INOPERATIVE. AT TIMES IT BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DID NOT RELEASE AT OTHER TIMES IT DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE. BOTH SITUATIONS WERE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TT *JB

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19911200Routine
1990 — this page2200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 7, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.