Ferrari North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal
Ferrari North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 9, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 982. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
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.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Ferrari California | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Ferrari California | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Ferrari California | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 20V007000.
Full record for the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →