- Vehicles
- 32,944
- Built between
- Sep 2015 – Aug 2016
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 December 2016
- Repaired
- 2%
- Unrepaired
- 32,171
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2015 and August 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Porsche Brake FluidBuilt September 2015 to August 2016
Repair progress
32,171 of 32,944 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
2% repaired — 773 of 32,944 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 1L containers of Porsche-brand Brake Fluid, part number 00004330552, as well as 30L containers of Brake Fluid, part number 00004330553, manufactured September 1, 2015, to August 31, 2016. These bottles of brake fluid state "DOT" and not the required "DOT 4." As such, these bottles of brake fluid fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 116, "Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids."
What could happen
If the brake fluid isn't labeled in accordance with the regulations, the brake fluid may unintentionally be used in a vehicle brake system that is incompatible with that type of fluid, affecting brake performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Porsche will notify dealers, and have the the brake fluid containers relabeled, free of charge. The recall began December 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2015 to August 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 September 2016
- Owners notified15 December 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 2% repaired
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 20 September 2016.
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 customer service at 1-800-767-7243.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- To be determined.
- Recalling manufacturer
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 116
- 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
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.
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.