2011 Ferrari 458 Italia: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia. The newest campaign is 21V833000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Oct 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 21V833000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 4, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 78.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 15,663 units in total.

21V83300023 Oct 2021Service Brakes, Hydraulic
20V0070009 Jan 2020Air Bags / Frontal
18V18800023 Mar 2018Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
16V34100023 May 2016Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

21V833000Received 23 Oct 2021. 9,985 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2010-2015 458 Italia, 2012-2015 458 Spider, 2014-2015 458 Speciale, 2015 458 Speciale Aperta, 2016-2019 488 GTB, and 488 Spider vehicles. The brake system may leak brake fluid, resulting in a loss of braking ability.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 4, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 78.
Report filed by Ferrari North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 78. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Mar 2022.
20V007000Received 9 Jan 2020. 982 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2009-2011 California and 2010-2011 458 Italia vehicles equipped with non-desiccated, passenger frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly with an alternate one, including a new non-ammonium nitrate inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2020. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 60FL.
Report filed by Ferrari North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 60FL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Mar 2020.
18V188000Received 23 Mar 2018. 1,870 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Ferrari California, and 2010-2011 Ferrari 458 Italia vehicles that have not had their passenger frontal air bag replaced. These passenger frontal air bag modules have air bag inflators that may explode in the event of a crash due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly with one that uses an alternate inflator, free of charge. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 60A. Note: This recall supersedes recall 16V-341.
Report filed by Ferrari North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 60A.
16V341000Received 23 May 2016. 2,826 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Ferrari California vehicles manufactured February 16, 2009, to July 8, 2011, and model year 2010-2011 458 Italia vehicles manufactured March 5, 2010, to July 29, 2011. These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 60.
Report filed by Ferrari North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 60. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Oct 2017.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2011 Ferrari 458 Italia: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Air Bags		1

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 22 Dec 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA21002	Engineering analysis	Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture	Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module	17 Sep 2021	Open
PE21012	Preliminary evaluation	Fuel Loss from Filler Neck	Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap	17 May 2021	Open

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

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20152

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2011 Ferrari 458 ItaliaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ferrari/458-italia/2011/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Ferrari North America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia?: 15,663 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ferrari 458 Italia have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Ferrari 458 Italia, model years 2010 to 2015. 4 of them name the 2011 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia name most often?: Air Bags: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia open?: 2 investigations have no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.