NHTSA Campaign 98V223000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

Issued by FERRARI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Sep 14, 1998 · 81 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSSENGER VEHICLES. FUEL TANK DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING INSTALLATION OF THE SCREWS ON THE SOFT TOP MECHANISM COVERS.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANKS FOR LEAKS. IF LEAKS ARE FOUND, THE FUEL TANK WILL BE REPLACED. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE SOFT TOP MECHANISM COVER SCREWS TO VERIFY PROPER LENGTH. IF THE SCREWS ARE FOUND TO BE THE WRONG LENGTH, CORRECT LENGTH SCREWS WILL BE INSTALLED.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FERRARI F355 1998 81

Source: NHTSA Campaign 98V223000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.