Vehicle recall 97V163000 · September 22, 1997
1995 Ferrari F355
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with dual fuel pumps.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with dual fuel pumps. The fuel supply line fitting can fracture if the aluminum nut atttaching the lines is tightened excessively. Hairline cracks on the fuel injector rail also exists.
- Consequence
- This condition can result in leakage of fuel from the fractured line. If an ignition source was present, a fire could occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove the fuel fuel injection lines and two rails that us aluminum nuts and replace the lines and rails with steel nuts.
- Notes
- Owner notification began during September 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ferrari at 1-201-816-2651.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V163000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 22, 1997
- Filed by
- FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
- Owner notification
- September 30, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 269
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ferrari F355 (1995): 1995
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