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NHTSA recall 19V533000

Air bags › Air bag/restraint control module

Porsche 718 Boxster and 4 more

Reported Jul 17, 20197,517 vehicles affectedPorsche Cars North America, Inc.Maker’s number AKB4Built Jul 1, 2015 – Mar 15, 2016

The defect

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.

The risk

Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

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.

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Vehicles in this recall

Porsche 718 Boxster
20162017
Porsche 718 Cayman
2016
Porsche 911
20162017
Porsche Panamera
2016
Porsche Redundant Boxster
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.