NHTSA Campaign 00V098000

AIR BAGS

Issued by FERRARI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Mar 29, 2000 · 132 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOUNTING OF THE AIR BAG ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MAY NOT BE SUITED FOR LONG TERM RELIABILITY. IF LEFT UNCHANGED, THE MOUNTING COULD BECOME WEAK AND THE ABILITY OF THE AIR BAG ECU TO SENSE A CRASH WOULD BE IMPAIRED.

Consequence

IF A CRASH SHOULD OCCUR, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AS EXPECTED.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL LONGER SCREWS, WHICH ENSURE BETTER TIGHTENING AND SECURING OF THE ECU TO THE BODY ELEMENT.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FERRARI 360 MODENA 1999 132
FERRARI 360 MODENA F1 1999 132

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V098000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.