- Vehicles
- 235
- Built between
- May 2011 – Jun 2011
- Models
- 18
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 September 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2011 and June 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012 Porsche 911 CarreraBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4Built May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTSBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4SBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera GTSBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera SBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2011 Porsche 911 SpeedsterBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Targa 4Built May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Targa 4SBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 TurboBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo SBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche BoxsterBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche Boxster SBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche Boxster SpyderBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche CaymanBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche Cayman RBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
- 2012 Porsche Cayman SBuilt May 2011 to June 2011
What the defect is
Porsche is recalling certain model year 2011 911 speedster and 911 gts rs 4.0; and model year 2012 boxster (including s and spyder); cayman (including s and r); 911 carrera (including s, gts, 4, 4S, and 4 gts); 911 targa 4 and targa 4S; and 911 turbo and turbo s models manufactured from may 31, 2011, through june 10, 2011. There is a possibility that the mounting holes in the seat belt anchor plates fitted to the vehicle are too small. If the hole diameter is too small, the anchor plate may not be able to rotate about the fastening bolt as designed.
What could happen
Should this occur, the seat belt may not be routed optimally around the occupant, or may potentially loosen at some point in the future increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
What gets fixed
PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2011 to June 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 August 2011
- Owners notified2 September 2011
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 August 2011.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact porsche at 1-800-767-7243.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- AB02
- Recalling manufacturer
- PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Porsche's safety recall number is AB02.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.