Model year record

2005 Maserati Quattroporte

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 8 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V196000

Suspension: rear

Component: Suspension: rear
Manufacturer: Maserati North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected: 7,438
Reported to NHTSA: 2013-05-13
Owners notified: 2013-06-27

Defect description

Maserati North America, Inc. (Maserati) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Quattroporte, 2008 Granturismo, and 2008 Alfa Romeo 8C vehicles. The rear tie rod assemblies may have insufficient anti-corrosion material applied, allowing them to weaken and possibly fail.

Safety risk

Failure of the tie rods may result in a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Maserati will notify owners and dealers will replace the tie rod assemblies. The recall began on June 27, 2013. Customers may contact Maserati at 1-877-696-2737. Maserati's recall campaign number is 205.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Fuel/propulsion system	3	27,000 mi
Suspension	2	15,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	79,000 mi
Structure: body	1	79,000 mi
Unknown or other	1	29,000 mi

The 2006 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.