9/7/2010
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Fires Prompt Ferrari To Replace Adhesive with Rivets
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A screen grab from a YouTube video reportedly recorded in Paris depicts a Ferrari 458 with its left rear f ender burning.
Another screen grab from a YouTube video reportedly recorded in Paris showing the fender after the fire was extinguished.
A faulty adhesive that reportedly caused Ferrari’s new 458 Italia model to spontaneously catch fire has prompted the Italian carmaker to issue a recall on more than 1,200 of the luxury sport cars.
Ferrari has decided to replace the unstable fender adhesive on all 458 Italias made in 2010 with mechanical fasteners — specifically, rivets. The recall affects 1,248 cars, valued at about $262,000 each.
The adhesive reportedly was applied to the wheelarch and heatshield assembly.
“Adhesive used in the wheelarch assembly has been found to be liable to melt at high temperatures, deforming the wheelarch which can then fall against the exhaust,” reported Auto Express News. “If the car is being driven hard in places with a high ambient temperature, there is also a risk that the adhesive can catch fire,” leading to a larger fire in the engine bay.
Ferrari has been investigating the incident since August, when reports of fires began to circulate on the Internet. Video footage and photographs quickly went viral, with new videos reportedly showing 458s in flames in Paris, California, China and Romania, among other places.
The first wreck and fire in the U.S. was reported Aug. 18 in Costa Mesa.
Ferrari has reportedly promised to replace at least five 458s Italias that have caught fire “as long as the fire was caused by the adhesive issue.” ©2010 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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