Two safety recalls for Ferrari
vehicles have been spotted on the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration website. Both recalls are dated February 14, 2019, and
affect a total of 2,732 cars that span to almost the entire Ferrari
range from as far as 2017 model year cars.
The first recall (number 67) affects certain 2017-2019 GTC4Lusso
and 2018-2019 GTC4Lusso T vehicles. According to the NHTSA document,
Ferrari is recalling these cars due to defective doors. The "tension on
the door lock mechanism may result in the vehicle's door being unable to
be opened by using the external door handle."
A total of 582
units of GTC4Lusso and GTC4Lusso T in North America are potentially
affected by the said recall. Ferrari will begin the recall process by
April 14, 2019, while vehicle owners that are possibly affected may call
Ferrari's customer service number at 1-201-816-2668.
On the other hand, the second recall (number 69) affects a wider
range of Ferrari vehicles. According to NHTSA, the fuel vapor separator
of certain 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, 2018-2019 488 GTB, GTC4Lusso T, GTC4Lusso, 488 Spider, 812 Superfast,
and 2019 488 Pista vehicles could potentially crack which could lead to
a fuel leak. This fault may increase the risk of fire in these
vehicles.
Here are the exact words of the defect: "The vehicles
involved are equipped with a fuel vapor separator which, due to a
manufacturing fault caused by the supplier, may cause the fuel to
evaporate and the vehicle to ignite."
Ferrari will begin the recall process for the defective fuel vapor separator also by April 14, 2019.
In
both recalls, Ferrari said that it will notify the owners and the
dealers will be tasked to replace the affected vehicle parts, free of
charge.
