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NHTSA recall 16V946000

Air bags › Side/window

Porsche 718 Boxster and 2 more

Reported Dec 30, 201685 vehicles affectedPorsche Cars North America, Inc.Maker’s number AG10Built Sep 28, 2016 – Oct 25, 2016

The defect

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2017 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman, 718 Cayman S, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, and 911 Turbo Cabriolet vehicles. The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.

The risk

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

The remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG10.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Porsche 718 Boxster
2017
Porsche 718 Cayman
2017
Porsche 911
2017

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.