# NHTSA recall 05V169000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V169000
- Manufacturer's number: 43
- Manufacturer: FERRARI NORTH AMERICA INC
- Reported: 2005\-04\-25
- Owners notified: 2005\-05\-19
- Component: SUSPENSION
- Units potentially affected: 201

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IN EXTREME CONDITIONS OF USE, THE FORKS FASTENING THE FRONT AND REAR LOWER SUSPENSION LEVERS TO THE CHASSIS CAN BREAK OR CRACK.  THIS COULD LEAD TO INCREASED STRESS ON THE THREADED PINS' ANCHORAGE AREAS WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE THE POSSIBLE BREAKAGE OF THE FORKS.


## What can happen

THIS COULD LEAD TO A LOSS  OF A VEHICLE CONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FRONT AND REAR LOWER SUSPENSION FORKS FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 19, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FERRARI AT 201\-816\-2600.


## Notes

FERRARI RECALL NO. 43.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 1990 FERRARI F40. Built 1990\-08\-01 to 1994\-12\-31.
- [1991 FERRARI F40](/makes/ferrari/f40/1991/recalls.md). Built 1990\-08\-01 to 1994\-12\-31.
- [1992 FERRARI F40](/makes/ferrari/f40/1992/recalls.md). Built 1990\-08\-01 to 1994\-12\-31.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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