Vehicle recall R/2018/080

Ferrari 488 recall: Dash warning light may fail to warn driver when brake discs are worn and cause damage to discs

DVSA recall R/2018/080 names the Ferrari 488. It was launched 26 March 2018. It covers vehicles built 1 January 2015 to 30 November 2015.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/080
Launched: 26 March 2018
Issued by: FERRARI
Manufacturer reference: RC64
Vehicles: DVSA lists 516 on each model line

What can go wrong

The software algorithm that calculates the percentage value of wear on the carbo-ceramic brake discs of the vehicle may not function properly due to a software bug which under certain specific conditions may cause a reset of the wear value estimated by the software. The risk is that the critical threshold of wear of the brake discs is reached without the relevant warning lamp and message being shown to the driver. If such a condition occurs the most serious case could be damage to the brake discs with increased risk of an accident.

The fix

Update of software for the instrument panel node.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 516. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ferrari 488 (488 GTB)	1 January 2015 to 30 November 2015	516
Ferrari 488 (488 Spider)	1 January 2015 to 30 November 2015	516

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/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
R/2016/115 Airbag may not deploy correctly 31 May 2016, Ferrari 458, Ferrari 488, Ferrari 812 and others
R/2015/250 Fire may occur 9 December 2015, Ferrari 488
R/2022/066 The cap of the brake oil reservoir may not be able to ensure proper ventilation to maintain the atmospheric pressure inside the reservoir 28 February 2022, Ferrari 488, Ferrari 458, Ferrari F430 and others

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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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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