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2016 Maserati Ghibli: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2016 Maserati Ghibli. The newest campaign is 17V046000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Jan 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust. NHTSA has 7 complaints on file for 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, 17V046000, in the NHTSA record

Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles, replacing the seat wiring harness, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 26, 2017. Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 342.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 95,941 units in total.

  • 17V046000Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust
  • 16V840000Tires / Sidewall
  • 16V264000Suspension / Rear
  • 16V122000Equipment / Accessory / Floor Mat

  1. 17V046000Received . 39,381 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Quattroporte and Ghibli, and 2017 Levante vehicles. Adjusting the front seats may cause the seat wiring harness to rub, possibly resulting in an electrical short.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles, replacing the seat wiring harness, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 26, 2017. Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 342.

    Report filed by Maserati North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 342. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V840000Received . 1,861 units.

    Tires / Sidewall

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2017 Ghibli and Quattroporte vehicles and one model year 2016 Ghibli vehicle manufactured February 29, 2016, to October 29, 2016. These vehicles are equipped with certain Pirelli P Zero All Season tires, size 275/40R19 101W, that may develop cracks in their lower sidewall, possibly resulting in a loss of air.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of air may result in tire failure or a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected tires, free of charge. The recall began on December 30, 2016. Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 324.

    Report filed by Maserati North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 324. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V264000Received . 26,464 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles manufactured February 1, 2013, to September 18, 2015. During the assembly process, the rear tie-rod to hub assembly attaching bolt may not have been properly tightened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An improperly tightened rear tie-rod to hub carrier assembly attaching bolt may allow the tie-rod to separate from the hub carrier, resulting in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right rear tie-rod to hub carrier assembly attaching bolts to verify that they are properly tightened, replacing the rear tie-rod to hub carrier assembly as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during July 2016. Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 303.

    Report filed by Maserati North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 303. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 16V122000Received . 28,235 units.

    Equipment / Accessory / Floor Mat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Quattroporte and Ghibli vehicles manufactured February 1, 2013, to November 30, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver-side floor mat anchor may break allowing the floor mat to move and get trapped between the accelerator pedal and the vehicle carpet.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the floor mat moves and becomes trapped between the accelerator and the vehicle carpet, it may result in very high vehicle speeds, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Maserati will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side floor mat and possibly the accelerator pedal cover, free of charge. The recall began April 29, 2016. Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's number for this recall is 301. Note: These vehicles are equipped with a brake override system. In the event a pedal is trapped, pushing on the brake pedal will brake the vehicle and enable the driver to slow and stop and turn off the vehicle.

    Report filed by Maserati North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 301. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

7 complaints, 7 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.

2016 Maserati Ghibli: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train2
Vehicle Speed Control1
Service Brakes1
Visibility/Wiper1
Back Over Prevention1
Air Bags1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
1 Jun 2026

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 2016 Maserati Ghibli, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2021, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 20146
  2. 20156
  3. 20164
  4. 20175
  5. 20182
  6. 20190
  7. 20200
  8. 20215
  9. 20222
  10. 20231
  11. 20241

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Maserati Ghibli: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/maserati/ghibli/2016/. 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
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Maserati North America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Maserati Ghibli?
95,941 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Maserati Ghibli have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Maserati Ghibli, model years 2014 to 2024. 4 of them name the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Maserati Ghibli name most often?
Power Train: 2 of 7 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Maserati Ghibli open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.