Porsche recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
What could happen
Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB4.
Vehicles covered
- Porsche 718 Boxster 2016–2017
- Porsche 718 Cayman 2016
- Porsche 911 2016–2017
- Porsche Panamera 2016
- Porsche Redundant Boxster 2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 19V533000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 17, 2019
- Owners notified
- Feb 12, 2020
- Vehicles or items affected
- 7,517
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Air bag/restraint control module
- Maker's own recall number
- AKB4
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Porsche recall: Power train May 15, 2024
- Porsche recall: Air bags Mar 6, 2019
- Porsche recall: Structure Feb 20, 2019
- Porsche recall: Visibility Mar 2, 2017
- Porsche recall: Air bags Mar 2, 2017
- Porsche recall: Fuel system, gasoline Jan 25, 2017
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.