1991 Ferrari Testarossa

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes	1		1	0	0

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

Service BrakesCrash

Filed Jul 11, 2014AK

ABSOLUTELY FREAKING RIDICULOUS THAT I CAN'T BUY ATE SUPER BLUE BRAKE FLUID. BECAUSE IT'S BLUE? WELL, WHODA THUNK??? FIGURE OUT SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT TO LEGISLATE INTO OBLIVION, LIKE IDIOT DRIVERS THAT MAKE ME USE MY SUPER BLUE BRAKE FLUID THAT I NOW HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE BUY IN THE EU AND REPACKAGE IT TO SEND IT TO ME HERE IN THE US - THE LAND OF THE FREE (YEAH RIGHT) AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE (UNLESS IT COMES TO THE COLOR OF BRAKE FLUID!!!) FIND SOMETHING MORE WORTHWHILE TO DO, PLEASE!!! *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
1991 — this page	1	2	0	0	Routine
1990	2	2	0	0	Routine

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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.