Ferrari SF90 Lemon Law

Certain 2022–2024 SF90 Stradale and Spider models were recalled over a turbocharger oil-delivery pipe that may have been manufactured incorrectly and can leak oil. An oil leak near a hot turbocharger is a serious reliability and fire-risk concern, and Ferrari's remedy addresses the affected pipe. When a leak like this returns after service, or a repair can't be completed promptly, it becomes exactly the kind of unresolved defect California's Lemon Law is designed to address. The SF90 was not part of Ferrari's separate brake-fluid reservoir cap recall.

Beyond that recall, SF90 owners report the problems typical of Ferrari's cutting-edge hybrids: hybrid-system and high-voltage warning messages, electric-drive and charging quirks, frozen or blank digital displays and infotainment, unresponsive touch-capacitive steering-wheel controls, and hesitation or harsh engagement from the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Build-quality and trim complaints and spurious warning lights add to the frustration in a car costing well into six figures.

California's Lemon Law does not hinge on a recall. It can apply whenever a substantial warranty defect — an oil leak, a hybrid fault, failing electronics, or a rough transmission — is not fixed after a reasonable number of repair attempts, or when the car spends too many cumulative days in the shop. If your SF90 keeps coming back for the same problem or sits waiting on parts, you may be entitled to a buyback, a replacement, or a cash settlement, with Ferrari paying your attorney fees.

A recall is not automatically a lemon — it's the manufacturer acknowledging a defect and offering a free repair. California's Lemon Law (the Song-Beverly Act) comes into play when a substantial defect can't be fixed after a reasonable number of attempts, or when your SF90 has been out of service for 30 or more cumulative days.

If your Ferrari SF90 qualifies, you may be entitled to a buyback (a refund of what you've paid, minus a mileage offset), a replacement vehicle, or a cash-and-keep settlement — and Ferrari pays your attorney fees on a successful claim, so pursuing your case costs you nothing out of pocket.