The defect
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.
The risk
A loss of brake function can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software to provide a new warning message for low brake fluid, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 22, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is RC 80. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 21V-833.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ferrari 430 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Ferrari 488 Pista | 2019, 2020 |
| Ferrari 612 | 2010, 2011 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Ferrari 812 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Ferrari California | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ferrari California T | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ferrari F12 berlinetta | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ferrari F12 TDF | 2017 |
| Ferrari F60 America | 2016 |
| Ferrari F8 Spider | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Ferrari F8 Tributo | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Ferrari FF | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Ferrari GTC4Lusso | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Ferrari GTC4Lusso T | 2018, 2019 |
| Ferrari Laferrari | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Ferrari Laferrari Aperta | 2017 |
| Ferrari Portofino | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Ferrari Roma | 2021, 2022 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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 430 | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 430 | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 430 | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 430 | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 430 | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 488 Pista | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Ferrari 488 Pista | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 612 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 612 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 612 Scaglietti | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 812 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 812 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 812 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 812 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 812 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari California | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Ferrari California | 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| Ferrari California | 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| Ferrari California | 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| Ferrari California | 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| Ferrari California | 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| Ferrari California | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari California | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari California | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2022
31 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Ferrari North America, Inc. filed 26 campaigns in all.
| 22V881000 29 Nov 2022 | Xos, Inc. |
| 22V812000 28 Oct 2022 | Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. |
| 22V810000 27 Oct 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 22V800000 24 Oct 2022 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 22V759000 11 Oct 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V748000 7 Oct 2022 | Newmar Corporation |
| 22V720000 27 Sept 2022 | Lightning eMotors Inc. |
| 22V718000 26 Sept 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022