# NHTSA recall 15V686000

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: 15V686000
- Manufacturer's number: 279
- Manufacturer: Maserati North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2015\-10\-21
- Owners notified: 2015\-11\-11
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Units potentially affected: 984

## What is wrong

Maserati North America, Inc. \(Maserati\) is recalling certain model year 2014 Quattroporte GTS V8 vehicles manufactured October 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013.  In the affected vehicles, the battery positive cable for the alternator and starter motor may not have its insulating cap installed properly at the starter motor.  Additionally, the cable may not be adequately secured in the engine bay.  These factors may result in the cable shorting to ground.


## What can happen

If the battery positive cable shorts to ground, the wiring harness may overheat, resulting in a fire.  The car also may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle to verify that the starter motor cable has a properly installed protective cap and that the cable is adequately secured.  If not, the starter motor cable assembly will be replaced.  These repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began on November 11, 2015.  Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1\-877\-696\-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 279.


## Notes

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 6, for 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 984
- Reported remedied: 909 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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

- [2014 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE GTS](/makes/maserati/quattroporte/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-10\-01 to 2013\-12\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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