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Model year

1990 Ferrari Testarossa

Coupe, built in Italy. Owner complaints on file from Mar 10, 2003 to May 27, 2019.

Recalls (2)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (3)
Recall campaigns covering this model year22,653 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Below the median 1990 coupe
Severity index50.01990 coupes average 16.7
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1990 Ferrari Testarossa peaked in 2003, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.7512003120052007200920112013201520172019202120232026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 1990 Ferrari Testarossa name seat belts

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Seat belts
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 1990 Ferrari Testarossa

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 1990 Ferrari Testarossa
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
03V-142Apr 7, 2003On certain passenger vehicles, the passive restraint system may not function correctlySeat belts2,008Part replacement
92V-072May 18, 1992Upper steering column locknut was manufactured with inferior materials and inferior self-locking propertiesSteering645Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1990 Ferrari Testarossa

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed May 27, 2019Failure May 16, 201996,000 milesLAS Vegas, NVSeat belts

    THE PASSIVE SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE DOWN CAME APART ON IT'S OWN, LIKE DANGLING SNAKE JUST HANGING LOOSELY. THIS WAS FIRST FIXED BY FERRARI RECALL ON JUN 9, 2003. IT FAILED AGAIN. FERRARI REFUSES TO WARRANTY/PAY FOR THIS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE FERRARI DEALER/SHOP IN LAS VEGAS NV

    NHTSA complaint 11210164
  2. Filed Mar 10, 2003Failure May 8, 2002Sunnyvale, CASeat belts1 injured

    THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS INOPERATIVE. AT TIMES IT BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DID NOT RELEASE AT OTHER TIMES IT DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE. BOTH SITUATIONS WERE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TT *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10009547
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

3 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • 2556 Jun 11, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Ferrari Predictive Maintenance and new Warranty booklets
  • 87 Jun 17, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Brembo Racing procedure for tightening brake caliper bleeder screws
  • 20 Feb 15, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Classiche Bulletin 20- Revised February 2019
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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