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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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05V020000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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FERRARI
NORTH
AMERICA
INC |
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Recall
Date:
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JAN 20,
2005 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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110 |
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Description |
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF
SWITCH ASSEMBLY |
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Summary |
CERTAIN
PASSENGER
VEHICLES HAVE A
NON-FUNCTIONING
BUTTON WITH THE
WORDS "PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF"
ETCHED INTO IT.
THIS BUTTON IS
LOCATED, ALONG
WITH AN LED
LIGHT, ON A
CONSOLE ADJACENT
TO THE SUN ROOF.
THIS
NON-FUNCTIONING
BUTTON DOES NOT
DEACTIVATE THE
PASSENGER -SIDE
AIR BAG, NOR IS
THE LED LIGHT AN
INDICATION THAT
THE PASSENGER
SIDE AIR BAG HAS
BEEN
DEACTIVATED. THE
BUTTON IS
NON-FUNCTIONAL
AND CANNOT BE
DEPRESSED WHEN
PUSHED.
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Consequence |
THE PLACEMENT OF
INFANTS AND
SMALL CHILDREN
IN THE FRONT
PASSENGER SEAT
COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH IN THE
EVENT OF A CRASH
IN WHICH THE
PASSENGER-SIDE
AIR BAG DEPLOYS.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
REPLACE THE
CONSOLE WITH ONE
WHICH DOES NOT
CONTAIN THE
NON-FUNCTIONING
BUTTON AND LED
LIGHT FREE OF
CHARGE. AN
INTERIM LETTER
WAS SENT TO
OWNERS ON
FEBRUARY 28,
2005. AN
ADDITIONAL
LETTER WAS SENT
TO OWNERS ON
OCTOBER 31,
2005, ADVISING
OWNERS THAT
PARTS ARE
AVAILABLE.
OWNERS MAY
CONTACT FERRARI
AT
1-201-816-2706. |
