Porsche recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Cayenne GTS, Cayenne GTS Coupe, 2020-2021 Cayenne Coupe, Cayenne S Coupe, Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe vehicles. The passenger seat back heating element was not installed and may impact the calibration of the Occupant Classification System.
What could happen
The front passenger air bag may fail to deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will install a heating element, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB0.
Vehicles covered
- Porsche Cayenne 2020–2021
- Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid 2021
- Porsche Cayenne Gts 2021
- Porsche Cayenne S 2020–2021
- Porsche Redundant Cayenne E-Hybrid 2020
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V318000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 5, 2021
- Owners notified
- Jun 25, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 136
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Sensor › Occupant classification › Front passenger; Seats
- Maker's own recall number
- AMB0
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: Back over prevention Dec 19, 2025
- Porsche recall: Electrical system Dec 13, 2023
- Porsche recall: Exterior lighting Aug 30, 2022
- Porsche recall: Engine May 12, 2021
- Porsche recall: Exterior lighting Jul 27, 2023
- Porsche recall: Power train Jun 12, 2019
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.