NHTSA Campaign 98V250000

SEAT BELTS

Issued by FERRARI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Oct 9, 1998 · 556 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SLIDER CAN BECOME JAMMED WHEN THE SLIDER TAPE SEPARATES FROM THE TAKE-UP REEL, ILLUMINATING THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT. SHOULD SUCH A CONDITION OCCUR, THE BELT MUST BE POSITIONED AND FASTENED MANUALLY BY CONNECTING THE BELT TO THE FIXED ANCHOR POINT.

Consequence

THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE SEAT BELT CAN BE OPERATED MANUALLY, AND DOES NOT USE THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELT SYSTEM.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FERRARI 348 1994 556
FERRARI 348 1995 556

Source: NHTSA Campaign 98V250000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.