Lamborghini USA Recalls Every Aventador And Veneno Because Of Potential Rev-Battle Fires

Lawd Jesus, it's a fire! No, really: Lamborghini has found a problem with the design of the Aventador's fuel tank and exhaust system that has been causing fires - especially after rev battle action
Lamborghini USA Recalls Every Aventador And Veneno Because Of Potential Rev-Battle Fires

If you own a Lamborghini Aventador, especially one with an aftermarket exhaust (we all own one, right?), you might want to read this.

Lamborghini has recalled the Aventador in the USA over fears that certain types of, err, Lamborghini-ish behaviour could set the car on fire. All standard Aventadors and Aventador Roadsters going back to 2012 are affected, as well as Anniversario, Miura Homage, Super Veloce and Pirelli Edition specials. The Veneno has been recalled, too, because it shares the affected parts.

Lamborghini USA Recalls Every Aventador And Veneno Because Of Potential Rev-Battle Fires

The problem stems from over-filling the fuel tank and ‘certain driving conditions,’ according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Lamborghini’s own report back to the NHTSA found that driving the car hard on a very full tank could cause fuel to escape to the carbon canister of the catalytic converter. In turn that could stop the unit’s purge valves from working, allowing fuel vapour into the exhaust.

According to Lamborghini, revving the car hard from idle, like we always see in YouTube rev battles, could result in an explosive meeting of excess fuel vapour and heat. That exact train of events could be the cause behind a number of Aventador fires caught on camera, like this one in Dubai.

Lamborghini USA Recalls Every Aventador And Veneno Because Of Potential Rev-Battle Fires

The company says that non-approved aftermarket exhausts make the problem more likely to occur. In its report the company wrote:

“EVAP system components faults could cause fuel vapors not treated properly. With not properly treated fuel vapor, particular maneuvers, as example engine over revving at idle, could imply contact between fuel vapor and hot gasses.

“Especially if combined with a not approved aftermarket exhaust system this could lead to risk of fire.”

It first learned of the symptoms of the problem in 2015, before the first officially-acknowledged incident of bodywork melting in March 2016.

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Lamborghini USA Recalls Every Aventador And Veneno Because Of Potential Rev-Battle Fires
CivicMick

The title of this should be:
Supercar News: VW buys Lamborghini

02/16/2017 - 01:31 |
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Aw man the VW group is already huge, next they’ll be buying Bugatti or more shockingly - Porsche

02/16/2017 - 01:49 |
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Roads-Watson

Every Veneno? I bet they weren’t hard to track down….

02/16/2017 - 01:57 |
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Anonymous

Dammit. Now I’ll have to take the centenario to work. Life sucks

02/16/2017 - 03:02 |
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Anonymous

That moment when “every” Veneno means….just 3 lol

02/16/2017 - 04:12 |
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DJ N

Just like the original Miura, which used Weber 40 IDL 3C1 racing carbs where fuel would pool above the throttles at idle and burst into flames when the car pulled away. Must be a Lambo thing

02/16/2017 - 05:24 |
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Corey Stannard

Orange is the new black. (Orange Adventadors turn into black burnt out shells.

02/16/2017 - 07:32 |
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Noah Thorley Images

It is official, after this recall, america won’t be great again

02/16/2017 - 09:32 |
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AmilBRZ 🌐

Wow.

02/16/2017 - 11:33 |
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Anonymous

I always knew Lamborghinis were HOT commodities

02/16/2017 - 11:52 |
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Jefferson Tan(日産)

So, Lamborghini recalled all of their cars because they were LIT!

02/16/2017 - 13:50 |
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