2012 Ferrari California recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recalls for the 2012 Ferrari California; the most frequently affected component is service brakes, hydraulic. Owners filed 2 complaints, most often about air bags. Among the 5 model years of this model in the database, 2012 ranks #3 for number of recalls.

Recalls2

Complaints2

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Recalls (2)

Service brakes, hydraulicCampaign 22V536000 · 26 Jul 2022

Problem: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2005-2009 430, 2019-2020 488 Pista, 2016 F60 America, 2005-2011 612 Scaglietti, 2010-2011 612, 2018-2022 812, 2020-2022 F8 Spider, 2020-2022 F8 Tributo, 2021-2022 Roma, 2009-2017 California, 2015-2017 California T, 2013-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2017 F12 TDF, 2012-2016 FF, 2017-2020 GTC4 Lusso, 2018-2020 GTC4 Lusso T, 2013-2015 LaFerrari, 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, and 2019-2022 Portofino vehicles. The brake fluid reservoir cap may not vent properly, creating a vacuum inside the brake fluid reservoir, and resulting in a brake fluid leak that may lead to a partial or total loss of brake function.

Risk: A loss of brake function can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software to provide a new warning message for low brake fluid, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 22, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is RC 80. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 21V-833.

Air bags — Inflator moduleCampaign 18V381000 · 07 Jun 2018

Problem: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2012 Ferrari California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, and FF vehicles that have not already had their passenger frontal air bag replaced. These passenger frontal air bag modules have air bag inflators that may explode in the event of a crash due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Risk: An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly with one that uses an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 19, 2018. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 61. Note: This recall supersedes recall 17V-018.

What owners complain about

Share of the 2 most recent complaints stored for this model year, by component. Owners can list more than one component.

Air bags1 · 50%

Engine1 · 50%

When complaints were filed

20121

20191

From owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ferrari california. The contact stated that he received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 12v211000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs however, the parts needed to complete the recall repairs were not readily available. The vehicle was left…
Engine · Nov 2012 · NHTSA complaint record

How this year compares

Recalls per model year for this model.

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Source

Recall and complaint records from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A recall listed here may not apply to every vehicle of this model year — always check your VIN with NHTSA or a dealer.

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