Ferrari Recall Check by VIN: Brake Cap Campaign and Newer Recalls

To check a Ferrari for open recalls, run its 17-character VIN through NHTSA's recall lookup and then have a Ferrari dealer confirm the work in their own system, since Ferrari's recall repairs are done at its dealers. The campaign most likely to show up is the 2022 brake fluid reservoir cap recall, 22V536000, which covered 23,555 US cars from the 430 era through the Roma and Portofino.

On October 15, 2026, we queried NHTSA's recalls API for Ferrari models from the mid 1990s through 2026 and counted more than 40 separate campaigns. Most are old and small. A handful are big enough, or new enough, that a used car on a dealer lot right now could still have one open, and a couple carry a "do not drive" warning that matters if you are about to put down a deposit.

How to run the check

Read the VIN off the windshield plate and the door jamb, and make sure both match the title. Our Ferrari VIN decoder explains the layout if you want to confirm the model and year before you trust the listing. Then enter the VIN on NHTSA, and if the result is confusing, our guide to NHTSA recall check by VIN covers "incomplete" versus "remedy not yet available." You can also browse campaigns without a VIN in the NHTSA recalls API; that link is the 2021 Roma, and you can swap the model and year in the address.

One quirk we hit: NHTSA files some Ferraris under more than one model name. The 812 shows up as both "812" and "812 SUPERFAST," and the 296 appears as "296" for 2022 to 2023 and "296 GTB" and "296 GTS" for 2025. A make and model search can miss a campaign because of spelling. A VIN search does not, so use the VIN.

The brake cap recalls: 21V833000 and 22V536000

These two are the ones that made headlines. 21V833000, filed in October 2021, covers 2010 to 2015 458 Italia, 458 Spider and Speciale, plus 2016 to 2019 488 GTB and Spider. NHTSA's summary says the brake system may leak fluid and cause a loss of braking ability, and the fix is a new reservoir cap plus a software update. The following July, Ferrari expanded it. According to the NHTSA acknowledgment letter for 22V-536, the cap may not vent, a vacuum builds in the reservoir, and fluid can leak until braking is partly or totally lost. The model list runs from 2005 to 2009 430s through 2021 to 2022 Roma and 2019 to 2022 Portofino, including the FF, F12, 812, California, GTC4Lusso and LaFerrari.

Ars Technica reported that Ferrari believed only about 1 percent of cars were affected but chose to replace caps on all of them, and that the 599 GTB, 575M, SF90 and 296 were left out. So if you are looking at a 2019 Portofino with 4,000 miles that sat in a climate-controlled garage, the cap campaign could still be open simply because the owner never drove it to a dealer.

Newer campaigns with a do-not-drive warning

Several recent Ferrari recalls tell owners to park the car until it is fixed. That is worth knowing before a test drive, because the seller may not mention it.

• 23V329000, 2022-2023 296: the fuel tank connecting pipe can corrode against the high-voltage battery cover and leak fuel.
• 23V698000, 2022-2024 SF90 Stradale and Spider: a turbocharger oil delivery pipe may have been made incorrectly and leak oil, a fire risk.
• 24V810000, 2023 Portofino M and F8 Spider, plus 2024 Roma Spider: driveshaft screws may not have been tightened at the factory.
• 25V716000, 2025 296 GTB and GTS: an oil filter connection nut on the turbo feed pipes was tightened incorrectly.

Two more are not do-not-drive but still matter. 25V479000 covers 2023 to 2025 Purosangue, where the fuse box power supply can rub against the passenger footrest, short, and reduce braking ability; Ferrari adds a plastic spacer. 26V152000, the newest we found, covers 2025 to 2026 12Cilindri whose black rear and side windows let through less than 70 percent of light and fail federal glazing rules, so Ferrari replaces the glass.

Older cars and air bags

If you are shopping a 2010s V8 or V12, check the passenger air bag. NHTSA lists a run of inflator campaigns, including 19V006000, which covers a long list of 2014 to 2018 cars from the 458 and FF to the F12, 488 and GTC4Lusso. The summary says the inflators may explode after long-term exposure to humidity and temperature cycling, throwing sharp metal fragments. A car that spent years in Florida or Arizona deserves a direct dealer call even if a seller says all recalls are done.

History on low-mile exotics

Low miles on a Ferrari can mean careful ownership or a car that never saw a dealer, and recall status will not tell you which. CARFAX says its reports pull title, odometer, accident and service records, which is how you spot a salvage title from another state or a gap in service. Read our notes on an open recall on CARFAX too, since the report and NHTSA do not always update on the same day. As of mid October 2026, a CARFAX report through us is about $5.50 as a guest or $4.50 as a member, and a CARFAX plus AutoCheck bundle about $6.75, against roughly $39.99 to $44.99 retail. Confirm at checkout. We are a licensed reseller, not affiliated with CARFAX, AutoCheck, or Experian. On a six-figure car, a seller who sends a cropped PDF and resists you running the VIN is a reason to walk.

Sources

• NHTSA recalls API: 2021 Ferrari Roma
• NHTSA: recall 22V-536 acknowledgment (brake fluid cap)
• Ars Technica: Almost every Ferrari sold since 2005 is being recalled
• CARFAX: Vehicle History Reports