Vehicle recall R/2016/115

Ferrari 458 and others recall: Airbag may not deploy correctly

DVSA recall R/2016/115 names the Ferrari 458, Ferrari 488, Ferrari 812, Ferrari California and 6 other models. It was launched 31 May 2016. It covers vehicles built 1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/115
Launched: 31 May 2016
Issued by: FERRARI
Manufacturer reference: 60
Vehicles: 24,798 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Due to a non conformity during production the passenger's front air bag inflator may rupture during deployment. This may cause metal fragments to pass through the air bag and into the vehicle interior at high speed which may result in injury or death to vehicle occupants.

The fix

On affected vehicles replace passenger's front air bag.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 24,798.
Model	Built
Ferrari 458 (458 Italia)	2 May 2008 to 31 December 2011
Ferrari 458 (458 Speciale)	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari 458 (458 Speciale A)	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari 458 (458 Spider)	1 May 2008 to 31 December 2011
Ferrari 488 (488 GTB)	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari 488 (488 Spider)	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari 812 (812 Superfast)	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari California	1 May 2008 to 31 December 2011
Ferrari California (California T)	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari F12 TDF	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari FF	1 May 2008 to 31 December 2011
Ferrari GTC4 Lusso	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018
Ferrari J50	1 May 2008 to 31 May 2018

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2015/250 Fire may occur 9 December 2015, Ferrari 488
R/2015/251 Risk of fire 9 December 2015, Ferrari California
R/2015/148 Drivers airbag may not deploy correctly 13 July 2015, Ferrari California, Ferrari 458
R/2018/080 Dash warning light may fail to warn driver when brake discs are worn and cause damage to discs 26 March 2018, Ferrari 488
R/2019/072 Manufacturing fault with fuel vapour separator 28 February 2019, Ferrari 488, Ferrari 812
R/2019/188 A possible non- conformity of the air bag and the seat belt pretensioners electronic control unit 5 June 2019, Ferrari 488, Ferrari 458, Ferrari California

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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