# NHTSA recall 12V480000

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: 12V480000
- Manufacturer's number: RA\-19\-0015
- Manufacturer: ASTON MARTIN
- Reported: 2012\-10\-02
- Owners notified: 2013\-02\-12
- Component: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
- Units potentially affected: 169

## What is wrong

Aston Martin is recalling certain model year 2010\-2012 V12 Vantage Coupe vehicles for failing to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."    On these vehicles, the low tire pressure warning light will not illuminate until the tire pressure in the front tires is more than 25% below the recommended cold tire pressure.


## What can happen

Underinflated tires can result in tire overloading and overheating, which could lead to tire failure and a possible crash.


## The remedy

Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the software for the tire pressure monitoring system free of charge.  The manufacturer notification to owners on February 12, 2013.  Owners may contact Aston Martin at 1\-888\-923\-9988.


## Notes

Aston Martin's recall campaign number is RA\-19\-0015.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 9, for 2015 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-04\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 169
- Reported remedied: 146 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2010 ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE COUPE
- [2011 ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE COUPE](/makes/aston-martin/v12-vantage/2011/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE COUPE](/makes/aston-martin/v12-vantage/2012/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SPL\-30\-1150](/bulletins/10154214.md), 2019-03-11, Service bulletin

## 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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