Ferrari recalls over 1200 458 Italia sports cars

Ferrari recalls 458 Italia sports cars

After reports about the new 458 Italia going up in flames started circulating the world over, Ferrari responded without any delay. Five 458′s have been reported to have perished since their launch.

Incidents have been reported in California, Paris, China and Switzerland. The recall involves 1,248 cars in all, including around 50 in Britain. Owners include Louis Saha, the Everton footballer, Eric Clapton and Chris Evans, the broadcaster.

The fault is understood to involve the glue used to secure the wheel arch lining to the car’s chassis.

According to Ferrari, the glue has been overheating. This has led on particularly hot days to the adhesive catching light when the car has been driven for a sustained period of time at high speed. The repair at a dealer takes about half a day, a company said.

These incidents in particular, have been embarrassing for Ferrari since, the new £170,000 sports car has just been in production for about 6 months or so.

Ferrari Investigating 458 fires

Image courtesy: Wrecked Exotics

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