Gravity can be a cruel mistress, but even experiencing the minor pains of it still seems superior to life without it. It’s a good thing our cars don’t float away, and having a cloud of sneeze droplets stay in the air sounds rather gross. I’m generally quite thankful that what goes up must come down, except in certain isolated cases. For instance, an issue with the door hardware on select Lamborghini Revuelto supercars might result in the doors coming down quicker than expected.
Just like the hatch on a crossover or the hood on most recent cars, because the scissor doors on the Lamborghini Revuelto go up, little gas springs often referred to as lift supports are used to assist in lifting the doors. These little parts are pretty much foolproof, as a piston compressing a nitrogen-filled chamber is such a simple thing, you can buy dirt-cheap third-party lift supports for your car online and have them work just fine. Or at least, they will work just fine if they’re installed properly.


On a small number of Lamborghini Revuelto supercars, those struts themselves might be fine, but the mounts might not be tightened down very well, and considering that potentially having a door fall on your head is a safety issue, Lamborghini issued a voluntary recall. As the report filed with NHTSA states:
On June 26th 2025 Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. detected, during final static checks, one case of a vehicle on which the spherical pin that supports the door gas springs came loose. An internal investigation was initiated to clarify the failure aspects and to determine if any additional vehicle could be involved. During the investigation Lamborghini received one field claim of a pre-delivered vehicle which presented low tightening of the spherical pin. The investigation pointed in the direction of a possible production deviation during the assembly of the component, the correct assembly sequence may have not been followed. On July 18th 2025 the matter was presented to the Product Safety Committee, and the results from the investigation revealed that for the specific car, there was no confirmation if the torque value of the spherical pins that support the doors gas springs met production specification. The Product Safety Committee determined that a potential safety risk cannot be ruled out and decided to conduct a voluntary safety recall in order to verify the correct tightening of the involved component.
The good news is that nobody has reported getting whacked on the noggin by their billionaire doors yet, and this recall only affects 27 cars in America. What’s more, the fix itself should be relatively simple, seeing how the official repair simply involves tightening down hardware that’s already there.

Still, that doesn’t stop this problem from being embarrassing and annoying. If a gas spring pin comes loose with the car parked, surely those doors aren’t easy to lift. Likewise, having the door fall down with the speed of a sofa thrown off a fire escape is hazardous and comical in equal measure, and I can only imagine the sort of hidden damage operating a door with a detached gas spring may cause.

At the same time, it’s somewhat nice to know that supercars are just cars, in that they can also be subject to relatively mundane recalls. Anyway, if you find yourself getting into or out of a Revuelto soon, you may want to watch your head and give the door a little extra support, at least until its door gas spring hardware has been checked over.
(Top graphic image: Lamborghini)
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This reminded me of a Consumer Reports review of some late-60s Mustang Mach 1 that came with a spoiler with inadequate springs. The reviewer, wrote, tongue-in-cheek, that the spoiler was so effective that it would close the trunk lid even at a standstill.
It really doesn’t matter if a billionaire gets hit in the noggin, there’s nothing there anyway!
The funny thing about this style door is that they are for 100% pure show
(obviously) It just cracks me up because they think they are too good for a regular door (I know that’s the point…it’s just hilarious)
Missed opportunity for an Ani DiFranco reference.
If I go out and torque my own, do I void my warranty??
That sounds more like it would be a Ferrari thing.
<trying to sell the car>
“Looks like there’s some outstanding recall work”
“Naw, I took care of that myself. It’s good.”
” . . . ”
<trying to sell the car>
You’d already have to have some bonks on the head to think that this travesty of CAD looks good enough to buy.
DeLoreans used torsion bars and gas struts for their doors; however, each door had just one strut as the lift support. Those lift supports were absurdly insubstantial and had high failure rates despite having been designed by Grumman Aerospace and having the assistance of the aforementioned torsion bars.
Those doors were *heavy* which is evident in the film Back To The Future. For instance, in one scene where Marty McFly gets out of the DeLorean while wearing the “spacesuit” the door falls down and bonks him on his helmeted head. Reportedly Michael J. Fox was not expecting that (apparently it was rather a good hearty bonk) but continued acting and they used that take in the film.
If they ever remake BTTF one wonders what car they’ll use. Doc Brown might have been quite wealthy but it wouldn’t be in character for him to have a Lamborghini, lol.
And, per an Esquire article, Ford tried to get the studio to use a Mustang; in fact Ford reportedly offered $75,000 if they used a Mustang. Bob Gale, one of the co-writers, is quoted as saying “Doc Brown doesn’t drive a fucking Mustang.”
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a35559/back-to-the-future-production/
No gullwing doors, but Fisker Karma seems about right spiritually.
“Marty, I’m sure a 1.21GW charger is available at every corner store in 2025, but things are a little different here in 1995!”
80s era gas strut failing? I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya!
Getting whacked by an Italian? Don’t forget the cannoli.
Some French company (maybe Bugatti?) should do a rebadge, call it “La Guillotine”
Can anyone elaborate on what a “sperical pin” is? I’m experienced with pins in mechanical design, but spherical pin sounds like a ball. Maybe a pin with a hemispherical head?
Ball joint, Heim joint, spherical pin, etc are all the same thing.
https://www.rbcbearings.com/HEIM-Bearings
Ok thanks, I’ve worked with rod ends and spherical bearings dozens of times, Never ran into one being called a “spherical pin.” Sounds like a bad translation error.
I missed seeing it happen by a couple of minutes, but I came across the aftermath of some wanker in a Lambo opening his door in a VERY low ceilinged under-hotel parking garage in Paris. When those windows hit a pipe they shatter. Wanker did NOT look happy as he stood there shouting into his mobile. Perhaps they went too far in softening the opening force?
On the other hand, given what a struggle it was to get my American-sized self out of my M235i in those extremely narrow parking bays, I guess it’s a win-some/lose-some sort of thing. With conventional doors I don’t know if you could get out of a Lamborghini down there if anyone was parked next to you.
Normally, a Lambo owner would get bonked on the head BEFORE buying the Lambo.
Alternate fix: application of “Quiet Riot Special Edition” badges.
(/Looking at bump on guy’s head)
“Pretty sure that was a Lambo, dude.”
If your Lambo is in for a recall/service do they give you a loaner car, or do they just assume you drive one of your 6 other cars in the mean time?
I really like the idea of taking this in and being told “we should be able to get this done by the end of next week.”
From personal experience they typically give you a Urus as a loaner car or Uber/Lyft you back home assuming its within the dealership specified rideshare distance limit depending on what you prefer. Since this is such a minor recall I doubt they would send anyone out to pickup your car to take care of it although that does happen.
More like Lamborghini Devuelto, amiright?
The door fell on my head and now my brain is all revuelto-d.
Viva la revolución!