Ferrari Recalls Over 500 Purosangues For Possible Loss Of Braking Ability

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Ferrari notified nan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) past week that it needs to recall 541 Purosangue SUVs because nan fuse box's powerfulness proviso whitethorn interaction nan passenger-side footrest, causing a short circuit that tin origin decreased braking ability. The callback applies to each azygous 2023-2025 Purosangue that was produced earlier February 18, 2025. This is simply a ample callback for nan brand, considering its past recall included conscionable 13 cars.

The Italian automaker became alert of nan fuse container electrical issues earlier this period erstwhile nan rumor first arose successful a Chinese-market Purosangue. In that case, nan owner's Purosangue threw a braking strategy informing ray and nan driver noticed decreased braking ability. Thankfully Ferrari has not received immoderate warranty claims aliases reports of incidents, injuries, and/or deaths arsenic a consequence of nan fault, but decreased braking abilities connected a 700-horsepower Ferrari doesn't sound for illustration a business anyone wants to face. Both owners and dealers tin expect to beryllium notified of nan callback connected September 21.

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To remedy nan issue, Ferrari will instal a integrative spacer betwixt nan fuse box's powerfulness proviso and nan passenger-side footrest to make judge nan components don't make immoderate contact. The callback information was corrected successful nan Purosangue's accumulation process 4 months agone successful February, but Ferrari claims that was done to align nan manufacturing process of left-hand-drive Purosangues pinch nan 1 utilized for right-hand-drive cars. What a coincidence. Purosangue owners who person already had this rumor addressed tin person reimbursement for their troubles.

Ferrari's first SUV made rather a scatter erstwhile it was introduced successful 2023, considering that nan race-bred Italian supercar maker's previous CEO famously said "you person to sprout maine first" erstwhile asked if Ferrari would build an SUV backmost successful 2016. This callback includes each azygous U.S.-market Purosangue produced earlier February 18, 2025, truthful we now cognize that Americans person nary problem pinch nan conception of nan prancing equine adorning a V12-powered, hiked-up, all-wheel-drive hatchback. If you ain 1 of nan 541 vehicles included successful this recall, person your individual driver return it to nan work halfway for repairs.