Oh Crap! My Lamborghini Murcielago’s been Recalled!

May 25th, 2010. By AbiK

It’s one thing when your Toyota’s recalled. But when your Lamborghini finds itself on a little recall notice, well, this is serious business. At least that’s what my vicariously-living alter-ego—the one that thinks it actually owns a 2007-2008 Lamborghini Murcielago—tells me. After all, it’s just not every day that you hear of a car in the six-figure limited-production class being recalled. (Note, this baby goes for $350,000)

But alas, yes, it is so. As Fox News reported, there seems to be a little bit of a problem with the welds that hold the fuel pumps in place. They could fail under stress. The definition of “stress” would include driving at speeds that violate all local traffic laws within the continental US. And yes, there seems to be a correlation between owners of cars that are capable of going speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour and those very owners feeling the need to push the miles per hour over the 3-digit mark on the speedometer.

Oh, in case the potential outcome of such weld failure hasn’t occured to you yet, that would be a possible fuel leak. Leaking fuel can travel…right to an ignition source. Fuel + Ignition can = Fire. Not a good equation.

There haven’t been any reports yet of accident or injury and according the the Fox report, Lamborghini discovered the problem only during some testing, however the company will be replacing the fuel tanks on all affected Murcielago’s as a precaution. For free–not that the Lamborghini-driving set needs to worry about such minor details.

So, I’m thinking I’ll have my alter-ego call my boss and let him know that I may not be at work for a couple of days—you know, my Murcielago’s in the shop…

Tags: Lamborghini, Murcielago, Recall

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