Ferrari recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Ferrari is recalling certain model year 2010 458 italia vehicles. The heat created by the engine could cause possible deformation of the rear right hand and left hand wheelhouse and heat shield assemblies. The assembly could come excessively close to the exhaust system causing the bonding adhesive used in the assembly to overheat and produce smoke.
What could happen
Under particularly high ambient operating temperature this could cause the adhesive to ignite, resulting in a vehicle fire and/or rendering the vehicle inoperable and possibly resulting in a crash.
The fix
Dealers will remove the existing heat shields and bonding adhesive from the right hand and left hand rear wheelhouses, and install new protective heat shields on the right hand and left hand rear wheelhouses. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on september 2, 2010. Owners may contact ferrari at 201-816-2600.
Vehicles covered
- Ferrari 458 2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V389000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Ferrari North America Inc
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 1, 2010
- Owners notified
- Sep 2, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 303
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling
- Maker's own recall number
- 51
Notes
Ferrari safety recall no. 51.owners 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 .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Ferrari recall: Air bags Jun 7, 2018
- Ferrari recall: Air bags Jan 9, 2018
- Ferrari recall: Air bags Jul 7, 2015
- Ferrari recall: Latches/locks/linkages Aug 7, 2014
- Ferrari recall: Engine and engine cooling May 14, 2012
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.