Ferrari VIN Decoder & VIN Check — Models, Recalls, Specs, MPG & Safety
“We are the competition”
Ferrari N.V. is an Italian luxury sports-car manufacturer headquartered in Maranello, Emilia-Romagna. Founded by Enzo Ferrari as Auto Avio Costruzioni in 1939, the company built its first Ferrari-badged car, the 125 S, in 1947. Ferrari was a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiat from 1969 until its 2016 spin-off and IPO; the Agnelli family's Exor N.V. remains the largest shareholder.
Ferrari is the most successful constructor in Formula 1 history with 16 Constructors' Championships and 15 Drivers' Championships, and the Scuderia Ferrari team has competed in every F1 season since the championship began in 1950. The brand's production-car lineup centers on V8 mid-engine sports cars (296 GTB, 296 GTS), V12 grand tourers (12Cilindri, Roma), the SF90 plug-in hybrid hypercar, and the Purosangue four-door SUV launched in 2023. Ferrari sells approximately 13,000-14,000 vehicles per year by deliberate volume restriction.
Ferrari trades on the New York Stock Exchange under RACE and on Borsa Italiana as RACE.MI. Recall data for every Ferrari VIN sold in the US is reported to NHTSA. ForCar.org decodes any Ferrari VIN to surface trim, factory options, open recalls and original delivery price.
Ferrari at a glance
- Founded
- 1939 (as Auto Avio Costruzioni)
- Founder
- Enzo Ferrari
- Headquarters
- Maranello, Italy
- Stock ticker
- NYSE: RACE
- F1 heritage
- 16 Constructors' titles, every season since 1950
- Annual production
- ~13,000-14,000 vehicles (by design)
- Most valuable model
- 250 GTO ($70M record auction)
- First SUV
- Purosangue (2023)
- Basic warranty
- 3 years / unlimited miles
- Powertrain warranty
- 7 years / unlimited miles
Decode any Ferrari VIN
Enter a 17-character VIN below to retrieve the trim, factory options, original window-sticker MSRP and any open NHTSA recall affecting that specific vehicle. ForCar.org pulls the same dataset that Ferrari dealers use to notify owners of safety recalls.
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Ferrari heritage
Enzo Ferrari managed the Alfa Corse racing department from 1933 to 1939 before being forced out by Alfa Romeo. He founded Auto Avio Costruzioni in 1939, prohibited from using the Ferrari name on cars by his Alfa contract until 1947. The first Ferrari-badged car, the 125 S, debuted on May 11, 1947. The Prancing Horse logo was a gift from the family of WWI flying ace Francesco Baracca, who had it painted on his Spad fighter plane. The 250 GTO (1962-1964) is now the most expensive collector car ever sold privately ($70 million).
Market position
Ferrari competes in the ultra-luxury and supercar segment against Lamborghini, McLaren, Aston Martin, Bentley and Bugatti, with Ferrari's F1 heritage providing differentiating technology transfer (KERS hybrid, ceramic brakes, paddle shifters). The Purosangue four-door SUV expands the brand into the segment Lamborghini Urus pioneered, while keeping a strict cap of 20% of total Ferrari production to preserve scarcity. Ferrari's strategy is volume restriction — 13,000-14,000 cars/year — to maintain pricing power and exclusivity.
New-vehicle warranty
FERRARI VIN Decoder — Free VIN Check Video Guide
Watch our quick FERRARI VIN decoder walkthrough. Learn how to decode any FERRARI VIN number to get full vehicle history, recall alerts, specifications, fuel economy (MPG), safety ratings, and known problems — completely free on ForCar.org.
All Ferrari models (83)
Frequently asked questions
When was Ferrari founded and by whom?
Ferrari was founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari and is headquartered in Maranello, Italy.
Where is the VIN on a Ferrari vehicle?
The 17-character VIN appears in four standard locations: dashboard at the windshield base (driver side), driver-side door jamb sticker, the engine bay (firewall or engine block stamping), and the vehicle's title, registration and insurance documents.
How many Ferrari models can ForCar.org decode?
ForCar.org indexes 83 Ferrari nameplates. Any 17-character Ferrari VIN is decoded against the NHTSA dataset to return trim, factory options, open recalls and original window-sticker MSRP.
What is the Ferrari warranty?
Basic: 3 years / unlimited miles. Powertrain: 7 years / unlimited miles.
How to check Ferrari recalls by VIN?
Enter your VIN in the decoder above. ForCar.org queries NHTSA's open-recall dataset for that specific VIN and returns any safety recalls or Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) that affect your vehicle.
Disambiguation: This page covers Ferrari N.V., the Italian sports-car manufacturer — not Enzo Ferrari personally or any unrelated Ferrari surname uses.
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