Ferrari brake fluid leak class action lawsuit investigation

Ferrari has recalled nearly every car it has made since 2005 – over 23,000 vehicles – for a potential brake fluid leak: Who’s affected?

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Owners of almost every model of Ferrari may be driving vehicles with a serious safety risk. These owners may be eligible for compensation from the Italian automaker.

Ferrari makes some of the fastest cars on the planet. But, it’s the slowing down that’s the problem. The company is facing a recall of more than 23,000 vehicles related to a defect with its braking system that cause leaks, which means drivers could lose partial or complete braking ability. Braking is particularly important for Ferraris: cars engineered to exceed 200 miles per hour and go from zero to sixty in 2.1 seconds.

A new lawsuit claims Ferrari failed to inform consumers of the potentially deadly defect in certain models. Plaintiff claims Ferrari knew of the defect since at least 2015. An initial recall was issued in October of 2021, and was expanded in another recall in July of 2022.

Do you qualify?

If you owned or leased any of the following models of Ferrari, you may be eligible to join a class action lawsuit.

  • 2005-2009 Ferrari 430
  • 2005-2011 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
  • 2009-2017 Ferrari California
  • 2010-2011 Ferrari 612
  • 2012-2016 Ferrari FF
  • 2013-2017 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
  • 2013-2015 Ferrari LaFerrari
  • 2015-2017 Ferrari California T
  • 2016 Ferrari F60 America
  • 2017 Ferrari F12 TDF
  • 2017 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta
  • 2017-2020 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso
  • 2018-2020 Ferrari GTC4 T
  • 2018-2022 Ferrari Portofino
  • 2018-2022 Ferrari 812
  • 2019-2020 Ferrari 488 Pista
  • 2020-2022 Ferrari F8 Spider
  • 2020-2022 Ferrari F8 Tributo
  • 2021-2022 Ferrari Roma

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In 2015, a technical engineer with Ferrari tested in a criminal wrongful death trial in Hong Kong regarding the engineering of the braking system in a 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider, according to a lawsuit filed in December of 2021. The lawsuit claims Ferrari knew or should have known from “Preproduction testing, failure mode analysis, and reports to authorized dealers and repair centers.”

The lawsuit alleges that the company did not disclose this information to new buyers and continued to profit from the sale and lease of the cars, knowing the brake systems were flawed.

Ferrari driver bails, car rolls into pond

The lead plaintiff in the case claims that he lost all braking power while driving slowly near his home. The Missouri resident reportedly unbuckled his safety belt and jumped out of the car just before it rolled into a 20-foot-deep pond behind his home. The car sank to the bottom.

The plaintiff claims that he then bought a second Ferrari, and the second vehicle’s brakes failed, too. This time, he was able to get the car to a mechanic without crashing, but the mechanic stated the brake fluid reservoir was completely empty.

Join a Ferrari brake fluid leak lawsuit investigation

If you own or previously owned any of the Ferrari models listed above, you may be eligible to join a class action lawsuit against Ferrari for not disclosing the defect to consumers.

Fill out the form on this page for a FREE case evaluation.

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