The risk
The product poses a risk of fire because the wheel-arch assembly and its heat shield can deform, bringing it too close to the exhaust. Under specific conditions of high ambient temperature and vehicle use, this can lead to a fire occurring.
Product: Coupé manufactured in 2010, with a direct injection V8 engine.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2010
30 of the 178 motor vehicle alerts published in 2010 concerned the same risk.
| 1743/10 26 Nov 2010 | Honda |
| 1282/10 27 Aug 2010 | Opel |
| 1155/10 6 Aug 2010 | Volvo |
| 1165/10 6 Aug 2010 | Ford |
| 1168/10 6 Aug 2010 | Subaru |
| 1144/10 30 Jul 2010 | Ducati |
| 1106/10 23 Jul 2010 | BMW |
| 1107/10 23 Jul 2010 | SEAT |
Who notified alerts in 2010
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 47 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Portugal | 25 |
| Poland | 17 |
| France | 13 |
| Spain | 11 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2010
More Ferrari alerts
24 EU Safety Gate alerts for Ferrari since 2009; the most were issued in 2019 (4).
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| Purosangue Injuries | Aug 2025 |
| Ferrari 296 GTB, Ferrari 812 GTS Injuries | Jan 2025 |
| Ferrari SF90 Stradale - SF90 Spider Fire | Dec 2023 |
| 296 gtb, 296 gts Fire | Jun 2023 |
| Ferrari various models Injuries | Sept 2022 |
| 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 458 Speciale, 458 Speciale A, 488 GTB, 488 Spider, J50 Injuries | Mar 2022 |
| Ferrari roma Injuries | Dec 2021 |