{"id":"2019_ferrari_488_spider","make":"Ferrari","make_slug":"ferrari","model":"488 Spider","model_slug":"488-spider","year":2019,"url":"/ferrari/488-spider/2019/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":40068,"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":3,"ghg_score":3,"fuel_cost":4300,"save_spend":-10250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FEX","modified":"Wed May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":40082,"model":"488 Spider","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM7)","cyl":8,"displ":3.9,"eng":"SIDI; Stop-Start","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":495,"fe_score":3,"ghg_score":3,"fuel_cost":4300,"save_spend":-10250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FEX","modified":"Mon May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018"}],"vclass":"Two Seaters","segment":"Sports car","epa_certified":true,"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":"19V090000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","mfr":"Ferrari North America, Inc.","reported":"2019-02-14","owner_notified":"2019-06-25","units":2150,"summary":"Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, 2018-2019 488 GTB, GTC4Lusso T, GTC4Lusso, 488 Spider, 812 Superfast, and 2019 488 Pista vehicles.  The fuel vapor separator may crack and allow fuel to leak.","consequence":"A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.","remedy":"Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel vapor separator, free of charge.  The recall began June 25, 2019.  Owners may contact Ferrari customer service at 1-201-816-2668.  Ferrari's number for this recall is 69.","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":"69","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":77,"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 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}