Four Ferrari Supercars May Have Loose Driveshafts

If you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a new supercar, you’d expect it to be absolutely perfect and free of even the tiniest of faults. However, no car is immune to the occasional misstep, and Ferrari has just issued a recall for a handful of its vehicles that have an issue related to the driveshaft.

In July, Ferrari received a report in Europe about a 296 GTS with a loud driveshaft. It analyzed the supercar and determined the issue was caused because the driveshaft screws were not tight enough. Ferrari then started an internal investigation on its production assembly lines to see if it could find any other vehicles with improperly tightened driveshaft screws.

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In the case of select North American vehicles, it’s determined that the tightening of the driveshaft screws was not recorded in the Ferrari production IT system, meaning the brand doesn’t know if the screws were tightened correctly. Fortunately for the Italian brand, just four vehicles in the US are embroiled in the recall.

The first model impacted is a single 2023 Portofino M that was built on March 13, 2023, while the second unit involved is a 2024 Roma Spider assembled on March 18, 2024. Two examples of the 2023 F8 Spider also need to be recalled, both of which were manufactured from March 29, 2023, to April 12, 2023.

Ferrari says that if the screws aren’t adequately tightened, drivers may hear an unusual noise from the driveshaft area—a foreboding soundtrack to what could also mean diminished traction, and yes, an elevated risk of a crash.

By December 27, Ferrari will dispatch letters to dealers and affected owners, instructing them to inspect and, if necessary, tighten the driveshaft screws. It’s an easy enough fix, but it’s a reminder that even the prancing horse stumbles now and then.