Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, 2004 NHTSA Campaign ID No.:4V184000 Ferrari Recall No.: 40 Potential Number Of Units Affected : 27 Component: wheels; lugs/nuts/bolts Summary: On certain vehicles, the wheel securing bolts or lug bolts may not have been manufactured properly. Consequence: The affected bolts could break leading to a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash. Remedy: Dealers will replace all affected wheel-securing bolts or lug bolts. Owner notification was expected in April. Contact Ferrari at 1-201-816-2651.
"Ferrari Recall No.: 40" Could this really be the 40'th recall in F history? When did NHTSA start doing recalls?
The affected build dates are 10/14/03 - 11/6/03, so you should be ok, Brian. (Maybe it's a good thing your first one went over the side ;-)
Ha, maybe that's what happened... they went to drive it off the boat to FNA and a wheel fell off... they needed to do a post-mortem to determine cause... but obviously wouldn't want to inform the world of that until they determined a recall was needed. Well, its a nice theory, anyway.
I wonder if this affects Euro models as well. I've recieved no notification so far. Which is pretty usual as they try to keep these things quiet over here. I don't think we have the same high standard of regulatory body as the US. Or probably they'll just quietly fix it when it goes in for it's next service? Wazza
http://www.mycarstats.com/auto_recalls/FERRARI_Recalls.asp FERRARI Recalls 1990 thru 2004 Model Cars LAST UPDATED APRIL 26, 2004 Click Model Year to See Components Affected. FERRARI 348 RECALLS QTY Model Year 1994 1 Model Year 1990 3 FERRARI 360 MODENA RECALLS QTY Model Year 2001 1 Model Year 2000 1 FERRARI 456M RECALLS QTY Model Year 2001 2 FERRARI 512TR RECALLS QTY Model Year 1993 2 FERRARI 550 RECALLS QTY Model Year 1999 1 Model Year 1998 2 FERRARI F355 RECALLS QTY Model Year 1998 3 Model Year 1996 2 FERRARI MONDIAL RECALLS QTY Model Year 1990 2
search for "Ferrari recall" on the Web now and then and they can't keep you in the dark - you got to love the freedom of information act - I would check with your dealer - I know that you are into dump trucks; not sure about these three wheel cars you have in the UK (forgot the name) - by the way my bolts at the right rear wheel have ben so tight that I had serious problems to get them loose - not torqued to spec I would say and thats with TI bolts - shh
Hand built cars!! There's a gorilla at the end of the production line with a six foot wrench that puts the wheels on
For UK Recalls on all f-cars see http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/recalls/index.jsp?makeName=Ferrari&makeId=B2 None made for the Stradale however
Thanks for the advice Thomas. Your right I don't want to turn the Stad into a 3 wheeled Reliant Robin. Cheers Wazza
When did you pickup your CS? I just got mine at the end of April and didn't hear anything from the dealer. I'll have to give him a call.
