Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Ferrari California T, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Air bags1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Registered new in Europe in 2017
354 new Ferrari California T cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2017; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (141), Germany (128), Italy (61).
- Average mass
- 1,836 kg
- Average CO₂
- 263 g/km (NEDC)
- Average power
- 431 kW
- Fuel type recorded
- Petrol 100%
European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
In New Zealand
7 2017 cars are on the New Zealand register.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Recalls in Canada
3 Transport Canada recalls for the 2017 Ferrari California T.
| 2022534 21 Sept 2022 | Brakes Issue: On certain vehicles, the brake reservoir fluid cap may not vent properly. As a result, the braking system could leak brake fluid. If this happens, ther… |
| 2019289 12 Jun 2019 | Airbag Issue: On certain vehicles, the airbag electronic control unit (ECU) could be damaged by an electrical fault. This could cause the airbag system not to work p… |
| 2019011 10 Jan 2019 | Airbag Issue: On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, may eventually degrade the p… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2005-2009 430, 2019-2020 488 Pista, 2016 F60 America, 2005-2011 612 Scaglietti, 2010-2011 612, 2018-2022 812, 2020-2022 F8 Spider, 2020-2022 F8 Tributo, 2021-2022 Roma, 2009-2017 California, 2015-2017 California T, 2013-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2017 F12 TDF, 2012-2016 FF, 2017-2020 GTC4 Lusso, 2018-2020 GTC4 Lusso T, 2013-2015 LaFerrari, 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, and 2019-2022 Portofino vehicles. The brake fluid reservoir cap may not vent properly, creating a vacuum inside the brake fluid reservoir, and resulting in a brake fluid leak that may lead to a partial or total loss of brake function.
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2018 488 Spider, 488 Pista, 2015 458 Speciale A, 2016-2018 488 GTB, 2015-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2016 F12 tdf, and 2016-2018 Carlifornia T vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly causing the non-deployment or improper deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
Ferrari North America (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2014 Ferrari California, 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 2014-2016 Ferrari FF, 2014-2017 Ferrari F12, 2015-2018 Ferrari California T, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A, 2016 Ferrari F60 America, 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso and 2018 GTC4Lusso T vehicles nationwide. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Ferrari told its dealers about the 2017 Ferrari California T: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 10195119 | Please note that, in addition to the part numbers indicated in the Spare Parts Catalog for each model (see Spare Part Assemblies), from February 22nd, 2016 the following spare part numbers will also be available for Getrag gearboxes. |
| 10195117 | The Level 2 operations to be performed on the DCT gearbox in Ferrari California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 458 Speciale, 458 SpecialeA, FF and F12berlinetta vehicles in relation to the mechanical issue and/or oil leak identified are described as follows. |
| 10195116 | Please find attached the Level 3 repair procedures, and the correct protocol for managing these procedures, which may be performed on the DCT gearbox of Ferrari California T vehicles in relation to the malfunction and / or oil leak found on a DCT gearbox. |
| 10195115 | Repair procedures for DCT gearbox- Level 2. Please find attached the Level 2 repair procedures which may be performed on the DCT gearbox of Ferrari CaliforniaT vehicles in relation to a problem and / or oil leak found on a DCT gearbox. |
| 10195114 | Please find below the Level 1 repair procedures which may be performed on the DCT gearbox for the Ferrari California T vehicles in relation to the oil leak found on a DCT gearbox. |
| 10193413 | Please find attached the Level 3 repair procedures, and the correct protocol for managing these procedures, which may be performed on the DCT gearbox of Ferrari California T vehicles in relation to the malfunction and / or oil leak found on a DCT gearbox. |
| 10193412 | Repair procedures for DCT gearbox- Level 2. Please find attached the Level 2 repair procedures which may be performed on the DCT gearbox of Ferrari CaliforniaT vehicles in relation to a problem and / or oil leak found on a DCT gearbox. |
| 10193411 | Please find below the Level 1 repair procedures which may be performed on the DCT gearbox for the Ferrari California T vehicles in relation to the oil leak found on a DCT gearbox. |
| 10176872 | Replacing CCP pressure sensors |
| 10173582 | Ferrari Predictive Maintenance Incompletely compiled Ferrari Next documents |
| 10173578 | 2020 Technical Documentation Update (No. 02) |
| 10172053 | Ferrari Predictive Maintenance - Intervals and deadlines for scheduled maintenance activities |
| 10172051 | 2019 Technical Documentation Update (No. 10) |
| 10171115 | Predictive Maintenance Stickers Guidelines |
| 10171114 | Updated list of models involved in Ferrari Predictive Maintenance program |
| 10171112 | Replacing CCP temperature sensor |
| 10171111 | Gearbox speed sensor replacement |
| 10171110 | Replacement of CCP on DCT gearbox |
| 10171109 | Replacement of SAP on DCT gearbox |
| 10171108 | Repairs for DCT gearbox- oil leaks |
| 10168608 | Subject: Procedure for checking and cleaning SAP and CCP connectors |
| 10168599 | Managing DCT gearbox faults |
| 10167147 | Ferrari Predictive Maintenance, new functions in New Modis |
| 10164285 | Updated Contents with reference to TI 2608 |
| 10164284 | 2019 Technical Documentation Update |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation