NHTSA recall 97V163000
Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Ferrari F355
Reported Sep 22, 1997269 vehicles affectedFERRARI NORTH AMERICABuilt Jul 1, 1994 – May 30, 1995
The defect
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with dual fuel pumps. the fuel supply line fitting can fracture if the aluminum nut atttaching the lines IS tightened excessively. hairline cracks on the fuel injector rail also exists.
The risk
This condition can result in leakage of fuel from the fractured line. if an ignition source was present, a fire could occur.
The remedy
Dealers will remove the fuel fuel injection lines and two rails that us aluminum nuts and replace the lines and rails with steel nuts.