575M OBD II Connector Location

This is my very first post to this forum and I am delighted to be part of the Ferrari ownership experience. I recently bought a 2002 MY 575M Maranello and it is an amazing work of art. I planned to introduce my Ferrari and myself at a later date, but I find I need help from this community. I just took my 575M in to have the emissions checked for state inspection in North Carolina. The inspector connected his OBD II cable and connector to a connector under the dash and it would not communicate with the state emissions computer. He made the connection at a connector to the right of the steering wheel. It appears that is not the correct one. Can anyone show me, especially with a photo, where is the correct connector that is meant for connecting into the vehicle's system to get OBD II data?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Joe G.

 

I want to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your quick response. This truly is a marvelous community of Ferrari enthusiasts. I want you all to know that after reading the Service Campaign No. 148 bulletin, I found the OBD II connector exactly where the bulletin said it would be. It is located to the right side of the steering column very close to the console and attached to a cadmium plated bracket. Upon unscrewing the connector, I found that the Service Campaign No. 148 had not been done. There was no ground pin in pin location #4 as there was supposed to be. I had contacted the dealer whom I had bought the car from after I could not get the shop to read the OBD II system, and they said that 148 had been done in 2007. The dealer is absolutely wonderful and has treated me very, very well, so I did not see any reason to suspect that the campaign had not been done. Nonetheless, no #4 pin. I believe that must be the reason that the state's emissions computer could not read the OBD II system. So now I have to contact them to get the parts so I can install the upgrade myself and then have the inspection done after that. Always something, I guess, but I am relieved that now I know what the problem is and it can be easily addressed.

Once again, thanks to you, I have my answer and know how to proceed. Who knows, after this, I might become the OBD II expert!!

Joe G.

 

Hi Dave,

I took the OBD II connector off of the bracket and there was no jumper wire or Scotchlok wire connector. It seems that the dealer was mistaken when they said that the service campaign had been done in 2007. They are sending me the service campaign parts and I will do the installation myself. Also, their head Ferrari technician confirmed that due to the lack of the additional ground pin (pin # 4) it is most likely that is the reason the NC state emissions computer could not read the OBD II data. So, once the new pin and jumper wire are installed, I will give it another go at the inspection shop. I will keep my fellow Ferrari community members updated and will celebrate when the inspection is successful. Probably next week once I get the parts installed.

Many thanks for your help and my regards,
Joe

 

I want you all to know that I received the Service Campaign 148 parts (wire with female pin and the "Scotchlok" connector) last week, and I put the parts in the OBD II connector last night. It wasn't hard to do at all, just a bit tight in the area to work in. I then brought my 575M to the inspection shop today and it worked!!!! The state emissions computer connected and all the necessary checks were made and my car passed with flying colors. So now, I am out of inspection "jail".

Once again, I want to thank my fellow Ferrari enthusiasts for coming to my rescue, especially Dave. You certainly pointed me in the right direction.

When I have a chance, I will do my official introduction and post pictures of my new 575M. She is a "bella machina".

Best regards,
Joe G.