The defect
AUTOMATIC PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT OPERATE DUE TO A PAYOUT MOTOR DEFECT IN THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.
The risk
AUTOMATIC OPERATION OF PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WOULDBECOME INTERMITTENT OR COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE.
The remedy
REPLACE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ferrari Testarossa | 1987, 1988 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
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 Testarossa | 1987 | 2 | 2 |
| Ferrari Testarossa | 1988 | 2 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1988
20 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the seat belts; FERRARI NORTH AMERICA filed 47 campaigns in all.
| 88V196000 27 Dec 1988 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 88V191000 13 Dec 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V181000 18 Nov 1988 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 88V176000 8 Nov 1988 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 88V163000 18 Oct 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V150000 13 Sept 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V147000 6 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V142000 29 Aug 1988 | CAMP INDUSTRIES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988