The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARSHIFT LEVER UTILIZES A THREADED KNOB WITH A RELEASE BUTTON. IF THE THREADED KNOB IS NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY ON THE LEVER, THE RELEASE WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY.
The risk
THE GEAR LEVER COULD BIND RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO SELECT A DESIRED GEAR, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GEARSHIFT LEVER THREADED KNOB POSITIONING SPACER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ferrari 456GTA | 1997, 1998 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari 456GTA | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
| Ferrari 456GTA | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 2000
26 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the power train; FERRARI NORTH AMERICA filed 47 campaigns in all.
| 00V403000 11 Dec 2000 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 00V395000 28 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V377000 16 Nov 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V372000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V344000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V340000 24 Oct 2000 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 00V229003 13 Oct 2000 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 00V310000 12 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000