Ultra-Rare, $4 Million Lamborghini Recalled

  • Veneno hypercar among 5,900 Lamborghinis in global recall
  • ‘Over-revving at idle’ raises risk of car catching fire

A Lamborghini Venenos automobile at the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 5, 2013.

Photographer: Valentin Flauraud/Bloomberg

The dozen owners of Lamborghini Venenos -- an ultra-rare supercar that cost $4 million and up -- will be receiving some bad news via registered mail: their Italian dream machines are being recalled.

The 12-cylinder, 750-horsepower models that Automobili Lamborghini SpA billed as a “street-legal racing car” are among about 5,900 Aventadors the carmaker will recall worldwide over risks that a fuel system fault could lead to fires, the company said Tuesday.