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Ferrari 488 Spider Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 4 model years of the Ferrari 488 Spider (2016–2019). The most-complained-about year is 2018.

5
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2018
year with most complaints

Pick your Ferrari 488 Spider model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2019 Ferrari 488 Spider20
2018 Ferrari 488 Spider41
2017 Ferrari 488 Spider20
2016 Ferrari 488 Spider30

What Ferrari 488 Spider owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2018 model year has the most, with 1.

All Ferrari 488 Spider recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ferrari 488 Spider, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Service brakes, hydraulic

    NHTSA 21V833000 Reported 9,985 vehicles potentially affected Ferrari North America, Inc.

    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.

    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.…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  2. Air bag/restraint control module (air bags) and air bags

    NHTSA 19V411000 Reported 893 vehicles potentially affected Ferrari North America, Inc.

    Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2018 488 Spider, 488 Pista, 2015 458 Speciale A, 2016-2018 488 GTB, 2015-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2016 F12 tdf, and 2016-2018 Carlifornia T vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly causing the non-deployment or improper deployment of the air bags…

    Remedy: Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall began August 2, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2018

  3. Fuel system, gasoline

    NHTSA 19V090000 Reported 2,150 vehicles potentially affected Ferrari North America, Inc.

    Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, 2018-2019 488 GTB, GTC4Lusso T, GTC4Lusso, 488 Spider, 812 Superfast, and 2019 488 Pista vehicles. The fuel vapor separator may crack and allow fuel to leak.

    Remedy: Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel vapor separator, free of charge. The recall began June 25, 2019. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  4. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 19V006000 Reported 11,176 vehicles potentially affected Ferrari North America, Inc.

    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…

    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…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018

  5. Software (electrical system) and disc (service brakes)

    NHTSA 18V164000 Reported 40 vehicles potentially affected Ferrari North America, Inc.

    Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2016 488 GTB and 488 Spider vehicles. Due to a software error, the driver may not be warned that the brake discs are critically worn.

    Remedy: Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument panel node software, free of charge. Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668. Ferrari's number for this recall is 64.

    Model years: 2016

Other Ferrari models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.