Enlarge / All these Ferraris have to be recalled because of a defective brake fluid reservoir cap.
Ferrari
Think Ferrari. Not the F1 team repeatedly gulping defeat from victory’s jaws while rival Red Bull rages away with the championships, but the road car division, which is in the process of recalling nearly every car sold since 2005.
The problem is the brake fluid reservoir cap. It’s designed to release pressure when needed, but obviously this design isn’t that hot. Bleeding can fail, causing a vacuum to build up, which can lead to a possible escape of brake fluid. And if you don’t have brake fluid in your brake lines, you can’t slow down or stop (without hitting something big and solid).
So the solution is pretty simple – a new brake fluid reservoir cap and a software patch that lets the driver know when their brake fluid reservoir is getting low. (If this happens, Ferrari says, stop immediately and have the car towed.)
The company estimates only about 1 percent of cars are actually affected, but caution requires replacing everyone. That’s about 23,555 cars in the US, starting with 612 Scagliettis built in early 2004. In fact, the only Ferraris exempt will be the 575M Maranello, 599 GTB, SF90 and the new 296 Hybrid.
Owners should be notified by Ferrari towards the end of September when they need to bring their cars in for repairs.