8 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Ferrari California, across model years 2009–2018. Every recall repair is free at any Ferrari dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your California by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
Of the Ferrari California model years, the 2012 drew the most owner complaints (3).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Ferrari California model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | no data |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
Ferrari recalls 2018-2022 GTC4Lusso T vehicles with potential brake fluid leak causing loss of brake function. Owners must contact Ferrari for free brake fluid reservoir cap replacement and software update.
Ferrari recalls 2011 458 Italia vehicles with potentially explosive air bag inflators. Replace with safer model to prevent serious injury or death.
Ferrari recalls 2018 488 GTB models with passenger air bags that may explode during crashes, causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the air bag assembly replaced free of charge.
Ferrari is recalling 2018 488 GTB vehicles due to potential air bag and seat belt pretensioner non-deployment in crashes, increasing injury risk. Owners must contact Ferrari for free ECU replacement.
Ferrari recalls 1,073 model year 2013 California vehicles for passenger air bag inflator explosion risk causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the air bag assembly replaced free of charge.
When the Ferrari California recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about the Ferrari California; the most reported area is air bags. These are reports, not recalls: they are how NHTSA spots defects.
See Ferrari California complaints, TSBs and investigations by year →
We have 8 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Ferrari California, covering model years 2009–2018. The most recent was issued Jul 26, 2022 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic).
The 2011 Ferrari California has the most, with 4 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Air Bags (7), Service Brakes, Hydraulic (1).
None of these recalls carries an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning, but each fixes a safety defect, so book the free repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Ferrari dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Ferrari to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Ferrari dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.