In the year of the recall, even exotic automakers like Ferrari aren’t immune to the epidemic.
Leftlane reported just shy of a week ago that a series of inexplicable fires had claimed the lives of several young Ferrari 458 Italia supercars – luckily no owners or bystanders were hurt or killed. After digging into the issue, rather quickly Ferrari has found the cause and a solution to the problem, as explained to Autocar.
“When the car is driven to high exhaust temperatures, in hot ambient temperatures, the adhesive used in the wheelarch assemblies can overheat and allow the rear wheel housing heat shields to move around. In extreme cases, the glue can begin to smoke and even catch fire,” explained a Ferrari spokesman.
Another source at Ferrari explained that the issue should only arise if the vehicle is pushed extremely hard and for an extended period of time, allowing the ambient temperature to grow behind expected levels. The same source also suggested that the problems have been isolated to only a handful of cars out of the 1,248 units sold to date.
Ferrari plans to replace the vehicles which were lost to fire for its owners, and it will recall and repair all existing vehicle with a new design that is more secure.
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