Recall Register

2017 Ferrari 488 Spider: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider. The newest campaign is 21V833000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Oct 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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

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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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 21,161 units in total.

  1. 21V833000Received . 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: .

  2. 19V006000Received . 11,176 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ferrari North America (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2014 Ferrari California, 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 2014-2016 Ferrari FF, 2014-2017 Ferrari F12, 2015-2018 Ferrari California T, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A, 2016 Ferrari F60 America, 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso and 2018 GTC4Lusso T vehicles nationwide. These vehicles are equipped with certain 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 deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode 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 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 passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-866-551-2828. Ferrari's number for this recall is 65.

    Report filed by Ferrari North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 65. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open

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.

  1. 20163
  2. 20172
  3. 20184
  4. 20192

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ferrari/488-spider/2017/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider?
21,161 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ferrari 488 Spider have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Ferrari 488 Spider, model years 2016 to 2019. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.