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2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale Recalls & Complaints

The 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Ferrari dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale, describing incidents dated June 15, 2023.

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Unknown or Other 1 complaint

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ODI #11527262 · Filed June 15, 2023
All the plastic in the dashboard, including all the buttons that are essential for operating the car, starts melting, the labels on these essential buttons become unidentifiable, and it coats the fingertips and hands with melted sticky plastic which renders the driving experience not safe as one is…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale in 2 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA21-002: Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Open since September 17, 2021
Preliminary Evaluation PE21-012: Fuel Loss from Filler Neck
Open since May 17, 2021

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

Loss of Braking Ability

NHTSA #21V833000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · NHTSA notice

Reported October 23, 2021 · Ferrari North America, Inc.

Potentially affected: 9,985 vehicles

Repair completion: 88.9% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Ferrari campaign 78 · Owners notified March 4, 2022

Defect description

Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2010-2015 458 Italia, 2012-2015 458 Spider, 2014-2015 458 Speciale, 2015 458 Speciale Aperta, 2016-2019 488 GTB, and 488 Spider vehicles. The brake system may leak brake fluid, resulting in a loss of braking ability.

Safety consequence

Loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 4, 2022. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 78.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

NHTSA #19V006000 · Air Bags — Frontal — Passenger Side — Inflator Module · NHTSA notice

Reported January 9, 2019 · Ferrari North America, Inc.

Potentially affected: 11,176 vehicles

Repair completion: 66.82% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Ferrari campaign 65 · Owners notified March 8, 2019 · Vehicles built December 16, 2013 – August 28, 2015 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Recall group: Takata airbag inflators

Defect description

Ferrari North America (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2014 Ferrari California, 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 2014-2016 Ferrari FF, 2014-2017 Ferrari F12, 2015-2018 Ferrari California T, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A, 2016 Ferrari F60 America, 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso and 2018 GTC4Lusso T vehicles nationwide. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Safety consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-866-551-2828. Ferrari's number for this recall is 65.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11527262

Incident: June 15, 2023 · Filed: June 15, 2023

All the plastic in the dashboard, including all the buttons that are essential for operating the car, starts melting, the labels on these essential buttons become unidentifiable, and it coats the fingertips and hands with melted sticky plastic which renders the driving experience not safe as one is trying to clean his/her hands from essentially glue. A quick google search shows this is an extremely common problem in these cars. While there is an obvious cosmetic issue here, I believe this is also a safety issue when the button labels cannot be read, or when a glue-like chemical is all over the hands while driving.

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