2018 Ferrari 488 Gtb problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (1)
Safety recalls (4)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2021-10-23 · campaign 21V833000 · 9,985 vehicles
Defect: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2010-2015 458 Italia, 2012-2015 458 Spider, 2014-2015 458 Speciale, 2015 458 Speciale Aperta, 2016-2019 488 GTB, and 488 Spider vehicles. The brake system may leak brake fluid, resulting in a loss of braking ability.
Risk: Loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 4, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 78.
Air Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module 2019-06-04 · campaign 19V411000 · 893 vehicles
Defect: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2018 488 Spider, 488 Pista, 2015 458 Speciale A, 2016-2018 488 GTB, 2015-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2016 F12 tdf, and 2016-2018 Carlifornia T vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly causing the non-deployment or improper deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
Risk: In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began August 2, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 70.
Fuel System, Gasoline 2019-02-14 · campaign 19V090000 · 2,150 vehicles
Defect: Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, 2018-2019 488 GTB, GTC4Lusso T, GTC4Lusso, 488 Spider, 812 Superfast, and 2019 488 Pista vehicles. The fuel vapor separator may crack and allow fuel to leak.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
Fix: Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel vapor separator, free of charge. The recall began June 25, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 69.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-01-09 · campaign 19V006000 · 11,176 vehicles
Defect: Ferrari North America (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2014 Ferrari California, 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 2014-2016 Ferrari FF, 2014-2017 Ferrari F12, 2015-2018 Ferrari California T, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A, 2016 Ferrari F60 America, 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso and 2018 GTC4Lusso T vehicles nationwide. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air b
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-866-551-2828. Ferrari's number for this recall is 65.
Service bulletins (39)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2022-04-04 · FNA 180 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
recall 78 customer acknowledgement -- we are informing the customer that if any aftermarket components or modifications are present on the vehicle that it may hinder the software installation necessary for recall c24000078 and normal operation of the instrument cluster.
Equipment 2020-06-04 · 2668 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
replacing ccp pressure sensors
Equipment 2020-03-25 · 2663 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ferrari predictive maintenance â incompletely compiled ferrari next documents
Equipment 2020-03-25 · 2660 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2020 technical documentation update (no. 02)
Equipment 2020-02-28 · 2638 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2019 technical documentation update (no. 10)
Equipment 2020-02-05 · 2652 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2020 technical documentation update (no. 01)
Showing the 6 most recent of 39 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2021-09-19 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash“on 6/4/21, my 2018 ferrari 488 gtb displayed a message in my left dash instrument panel prior to complete brake failure in my driveway that read "brake fluid low-drive to dealer slowly", that resulted in my ferrari being totaled by state farm after i jumped out of the running and moving ferrari onto my rear lawn between 10 to 15 miles per hour be…”
2019-04-01 · Unknown Or Other · 2,100 mi“the two horn "buttons" are located in the steering rim at 9 and 3. it is not a normal location for the horn button which in all other cars is in the center of the steering wheel. two times in the last 3 weeks i have nearly had someone turn into me when i cannot warn them with my horn, due to the illogical location of the "buttons".…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.