The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL BOLTS, PART NUMBER 146989. THE WHEEL BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
The risk
THIS CONDITION WAS CAUSE WHEEL RIM VIBRATION INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEEL BOLTS WITH NEW WHEEL BOLTS THAT HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY TREATED WITH AN ANTI-SEIZING MATERIAL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ferrari F550 | 1997 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
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 F550 | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1998
19 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the wheels; FERRARI NORTH AMERICA filed 47 campaigns in all.
| 98V120011 7 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V277000 4 Nov 1998 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 98V248000 7 Oct 1998 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 98V193000 17 Aug 1998 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| 98V120012 10 Aug 1998 | TRAIL KING |
| 98V120010 7 Aug 1998 | BOYDSTUN |
| 98V120009 5 Aug 1998 | TALBERT MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 98V120006 23 Jul 1998 | WALKER EQUIPMENT |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998