| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V098000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FERRARI |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
360 MODENA |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
AIR BAGS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| Manufacturered: |
19981201 - 19990930 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
132 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20000413 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20000413 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA INC |
| Report Received Date: |
20000329 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20000405 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOUNTING OF THE AIR BAG ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MAY NOT BE SUITED FOR LONG TERM RELIABILITY. IF LEFT UNCHANGED, THE MOUNTING COULD BECOME WEAK AND THE ABILITY OF THE AIR BAG ECU TO SENSE A CRASH WOULD BE IMPAIRED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF A CRASH SHOULD OCCUR, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AS EXPECTED. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSTALL LONGER SCREWS, WHICH ENSURE BETTER TIGHTENING AND SECURING OF THE ECU TO THE BODY ELEMENT. |