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NHTSA recall 17V134000

Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module

Porsche 718 Boxster and 5 more

Reported Mar 2, 2017120 vehicles affectedPorsche Cars North America, Inc.Maker’s number AH03Built Sep 26, 2016 – Oct 5, 2016

The defect

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.

The risk

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal 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 bags, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH03.

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Vehicles in this recall

Porsche 718 Boxster
2017
Porsche 718 Cayman
2017
Porsche 911
2016
Porsche 911 Carrera
2017
Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2016
Porsche 911 Targa 4
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.