You don’t often hear about recalls concerning pricey and rare vehicles simply because there aren’t so many of them on the road. While Toyota will produce hundreds of thousands of a single model in a year, a company like Aston Martin or Lamborghini may only make a few hundred. A Camry recall impacts far more cars than one for the Aventador. Ferrari is making waves with its recent recall, however. Why? Because it affects nearly every vehicle it’s sold in the U.S. since 2005! Whether or not you’re one of the lucky few to own one of these exotics, you’ll want to check this out.
A whole lot of Ferraris
There are more than 50 million cars on the road with open recalls. The affected models come from some of the bestselling automotive brands in the world. How do you know if your vehicle is safe to drive? Tap or click here to check the recall status of any vehicle. Ferrari builds cars in much smaller numbers than your average automaker. The time and effort that goes into each vehicle (plus a very steep entry price) means you won’t see too many in the wild. Though a Ferrari recall won’t number in the hundreds of thousands, it’s still a concern when it’s a dangerous one. A Safety Recall Report from the NHTSA states that 23,555 Ferrari vehicles are equipped with a “braking system that could potentially leak brake fluid, which may lead to partial or total loss of braking capability.” Yikes! The affected vehicles were produced as far back as 2004, though the earliest model year for this recall starts in 2005. The number of recalled Ferraris may not seem like much until you realize that it makes up a large chunk of the Italian carmaker’s sales in the U.S. According to its financial reports, Ferrari sold 2,831 cars in the Americas in 2021. This is a solid number for the Italian carmaker, which has seen a steady increase in one of its most important markets. Ferrari has sold roughly 30,000 cars here since 2005. RELATED: Vehicle recalls: Dodge, Toyota, Chrysler and BMWs with dangerous issues
The affected vehicles
The list is comprised of 13 models consisting of more than 20 variants:
2005-2009 Ferrari 4302005-2011 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti2009-2017 Ferrari California2012-2016 Ferrari FF2013-2017 Ferrari F122013-2017 Ferrari LaFerrari2016 Ferrari F60 America2017-2020 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso2018-2022 Ferrari F82019-2020 Ferrari 488 Pista2019-2022 Ferrari Portofino2020-2022 Ferrari 8122020-2022 Ferrari Roma
The fix consists of replacing the brake fluid reservoir cap and updating the software to provide a unique warning message if the car loses sufficient brake fluid. Ferrari will notify owners to warn them of the issue, and dealers will fix the recall free of charge. For more details, contact Ferrari customer service at 877-933-7727 or drop a message to customerservice@owners.ferrari.com.
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