NHTSA Campaign 03V142000

SEAT BELTS

Issued by FERRARI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Apr 7, 2003 · 2,008 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. INCONSISTENT ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRACK ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED.

Consequence

IF THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL FAILURE, THE SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE FULLY PROTECTED.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PASSIVE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS, THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM, AND BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT MOTOR DRIVEN TRACK ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 24, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FERRARI AT 1-201-816-2651.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FERRARI 512M 1995 2,008
FERRARI 512TR 1991 2,008
FERRARI 512TR 1992 2,008
FERRARI 512TR 1993 2,008
FERRARI 512TR 1994 2,008
FERRARI 512TR 1995 2,008
FERRARI TESTAROSSA 1987 2,008
FERRARI TESTAROSSA 1988 2,008
FERRARI TESTAROSSA 1989 2,008
FERRARI TESTAROSSA 1990 2,008
FERRARI TESTAROSSA 1991 2,008

Source: NHTSA Campaign 03V142000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.