| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V072000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FERRARI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
348 |
| Model Year: |
1990 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| Manufacturered: |
19890701 - 19910101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
645 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19920629 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19920629 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA INC |
| Report Received Date: |
19920518 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920529 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN LOCKNUT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS AND INFERIOR SELF-LOCKING PROPERTIES. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE LOCKNUT CAN LOOSEN, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THESTEERING SYSTEM AND IMPAIRED HANDLING. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE LOCKNUT WITH AN IMPROVED LOCKNUT. |