NHTSA recall 18V164000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 18V164000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 64 |
| Manufacturer | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-03-09 |
| Owners notified | 2018-05-04 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 40 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2020 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-05-01 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 40 |
| Reported remedied | 35 (87%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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.
What is wrong
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2016 488 GTB and 488 Spider vehicles. Due to a software error, the driver may not be warned that the brake discs are critically worn.
What can happen
If the driver is not warned about the critical disc wear, brake disc damage may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument panel node software, free of charge. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 64.
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.
| 2016 FERRARI 488 GTB | Built 2015-06-03 to 2015-11-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
|---|---|
| 2016 FERRARI 488 SPIDER | Built 2015-06-02 to 2015-06-02. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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