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July 17, 2015 AUTOS

Ferrari Airbag Recall: This One’s Not Takata’s Fault

– In what is quite possibly the most one-percenter-oriented NHTSA recall announcement extant, it has come to light that Ferrari is recalling certain 2015 model-year 458 Italia, 458 Speciale, California T, FF, F12berlinetta, and LaFerrari models over improperly installed Takata-supplied driver’s-side airbags. Notably, the problem is unrelated to the exploding, shrapnel-shooting Takata airbags fitted to roughly 19.4-million recalled U.S.-market vehicles. – – According to Ferrari’s filings with NHTSA, the driver’s-side airbags in the