Safety
Alerts
August 4, 1999
Ferrari North
America, Inc.
Models:
Ferrari 456 GT Years:
1995-1998
Ferrari 456 GTA Years: 1995-1998
Number Involved:
268
Dates of Manufacture: May 1994 - December 1997
Defect: On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel
supply and return lines can leak if the aluminum barrel nut
attaching the lines is tightened in excess of the required torque.
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a
fire.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel supply and
return lines with new updated lines, which have the barrel nut made
of steel. Owner notification was expected to begin during July 1999.
Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time
should contact Ferrari at 1-201-816-2651.
[NHTSA Recall No. 99V167/
Ferrari Recall No. 167] |