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NHTSA recall 98E005000 · Equipment

Air bags › On-off switch assembly

Porsche 911 and 2 more

Reported Feb 24, 199832 vehicles affectedPORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

The defect

Equipment description: child seating system air bag deactivation kit for use on 1997-1998 911 carrera s, carrera 4, carrera 4S, and turbo (1997 model only), part no. 993 803 283 00, and 1997-1998 boxster model vehicles, part nos. 996 803 283 00 and 996 803 083 00. due to a manufacturing problem, the contact buckle (which IS part of the kit) does not deactivate the air bag(s).

The risk

In the event of a crash, this results in the deployment of the air bag(s) which could result in severe injury or death to the child seat occupant.

The remedy

Dealers will install a modified air bag deactivation kit.

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Vehicles in this recall

Porsche 911
19971998
Porsche Boxster
19971998
Porsche Carrera
19971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin march 2, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).