Ferraris Are Equipped with Takata Airbags!
This page is translated from the original post "Des Ferrari sont équipées d’airbags Takata !" in French.
- 26/06/2025 12:31
The Takata airbag scandal now involves 265 models from 30 manufacturers, the most unexpected of which is surely Ferrari!
It is honestly a surprise to find Ferrari’s name on the complete list of vehicles equipped with Takata airbags, and therefore potentially at risk, unveiled this morning by the Ministry of Ecology. Millions of vehicles, and 14 models bearing the Prancing Horse.
Takata airbag recall: which brands are affected?
Just as Dieselgate is closely associated with Volkswagen, the Takata airbag scandal will forever be linked to Citroën. This is quite unfair since only 6 Citroën/DS models are affected, while BMW, for example, has 26! However, in terms of volume, the French brand is leading the pack, and the most serious accidents involve vehicles featuring the double chevron. Moreover, Citroën’s management of this crisis has proven to be utterly disastrous.
Firstly, it is important to clarify that Takata airbags are not low-cost safety devices. The Japanese manufacturer was long regarded as a reference in the industry, appealing to most global brands. However, it turned out that components produced from 1998 had a manufacturing defect involving chemicals that could deteriorate over time, posing the risk of deadly metal fragment projection. An essential safety device becoming a lethal weapon is unprecedented.
While Ferrari managed to keep the information confidential, it turns out that the Italian manufacturer did indeed use Takata to equip its models produced between 2008 and 2018. From the 458 to the F12 TDF, there is everything, including the FF and GTC4 Lusso with all-wheel drive.
List of Ferrari models affected by year
California produced between 2008 and 2014
California T produced between 2014 and 2018
458 Italia produced between 2009 and 2015
458 Spider produced between 2011 and 2015
458 Speciale produced between 2014 and 2016
458 Speciale A produced between 2015 and 2016
488 GTB produced between 2015 and 2018
488 Spider produced between 2015 and 2018
FF produced between 2011 and 2016
F12 Berlinetta produced between 2012 and 2017
F12 tdf produced between 2016 and 2018
GTC4 Lusso produced between 2016 and 2018
GTC4 Lusso T produced in 2018
812 Superfast produced in 2018
But more than the affected models, it is indeed the timeline that poses a problem. Honda reported the first incidents as early as 2004 and conducted the first massive recall in 2008. In 2013, several automakers launched extensive coordinated recall campaigns globally, marking the media and official onset of the crisis. In 2017, Takata declared bankruptcy. The scandal is then described as the largest safety recall in automotive history, with over 100 million airbags recalled worldwide.
Therefore, Ferrari could not ignore that its models were equipped with these defective components. One can suspect that the Italian firm has already replaced the majority, if not all, of the affected airbags since the volumes and profit margin per vehicle allow it to do so without any issues. A few hundred vehicles are much easier for Ferrari to trace and address than hundreds of thousands for Citroën! Nevertheless, a dedicated page on the Ferrari website allows you to check if your vehicle is affected by the recall campaign. After all, you never know…
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