{"id":"2016_ferrari_488_spider","make":"Ferrari","make_slug":"ferrari","model":"488 Spider","model_slug":"488-spider","year":2016,"url":"/ferrari/488-spider/2016/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":38003,"model":"488 Spider","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM7)","cyl":8,"displ":3.9,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":15,"hwy":22,"comb":18,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Two Seaters","co2":501,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":4300,"save_spend":-10250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FEX","modified":"Tue May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":38004,"model":"488 Spider","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM7)","cyl":8,"displ":3.9,"eng":"SIDI; with Stop-Start option","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":16,"hwy":22,"comb":18,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Two Seaters","co2":497,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":4300,"save_spend":-10250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FEX","modified":"Tue May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017"}],"vclass":"Two Seaters","segment":"Sports car","recalls":[{"campaign":"21V833000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","mfr":"Ferrari North America, Inc.","reported":"2021-10-23","owner_notified":"2022-03-04","units":9985,"summary":"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.","consequence":"Loss of braking ability increases the risk of a crash.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"78","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V006000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","mfr":"Ferrari North America, Inc.","reported":"2019-01-09","owner_notified":"2019-03-08","units":11176,"summary":"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.","consequence":"An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"65","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V164000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC","mfr":"Ferrari North America, Inc.","reported":"2018-03-09","owner_notified":"2018-05-04","units":40,"summary":"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.","consequence":"If the driver is not warned about the critical disc wear, brake disc damage may result, increasing the risk of a crash.","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.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"64","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":null,"investigations":[{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":18,"ncap":null,"complaints":0},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}