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You can’t just bring a European car to America and unleash it onto the street. Oh no. We have our specific requirements and it seems Ferrari might have overlooked one or two of these when bringing the LaFerrari stateside. As a result, the halo Prancing Horse is now the subject of a recall on two separate matters.
Before we start, we have to highlight the fact that this has been a good occasion to find out that, out of the total 499 units production, 85 have landed in the US. An extra 11 units are found in Canada, as Autoblog writes.
As for the reasons behind the campaigns, the first has to do with the headrests. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined these “may not absorb the required amount of energy” in the event of a crash. The problem concerns the larger L32 seat that comes as standard for the passenger and is an option for the driver.
Ferrari dealers will replace the headrest, obviously free of charge.
As for the second issue, this regards the Tire Pressure Monitoring System. The feature currently uses the default worldwide warning message - if a puncture takes place, the driver is told to keep the velocity below 50 mph. Apparently, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards want people to stop driving in such situations. As a result, the system will be reprogrammed to display a message reading “Low Tyre Pressure-Do not proceed”.
Ferrari doesn’t want to waste its customer’s time, so it has announced both operations will keep the car pinned for about one hour.
As for the reasons behind the campaigns, the first has to do with the headrests. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined these “may not absorb the required amount of energy” in the event of a crash. The problem concerns the larger L32 seat that comes as standard for the passenger and is an option for the driver.
Ferrari dealers will replace the headrest, obviously free of charge.
As for the second issue, this regards the Tire Pressure Monitoring System. The feature currently uses the default worldwide warning message - if a puncture takes place, the driver is told to keep the velocity below 50 mph. Apparently, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards want people to stop driving in such situations. As a result, the system will be reprogrammed to display a message reading “Low Tyre Pressure-Do not proceed”.
Ferrari doesn’t want to waste its customer’s time, so it has announced both operations will keep the car pinned for about one hour.
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