- Vehicles
- 4,090
- Built between
- Jan 2016 – Jul 2016
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 March 2017
- Repaired
- 93%
- Unrepaired
- 285
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2016 and July 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 Porsche 718 BoxsterBuilt March 2016 to May 2016
- 2017 Porsche 718 CaymanBuilt July 2016 to July 2016
- 2017 Porsche 911 CarreraBuilt January 2016 to June 2016
- 2017 Porsche 911 Targa 4Built January 2016 to May 2016
Repair progress
285 of 4,090 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
93% repaired — 3,805 of 4,090 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 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S + GTS, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman, and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The screws that fasten the fuel collection pipes in the engine compartment may shear off, resulting in a fuel leak.
What could happen
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install improved fastening screws, free of charge. The recall began March 27, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2016 to July 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 January 2017
- Owners notified27 March 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 93% 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 25 January 2017.
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. Porsche's number for this recall is AH01.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- AH01
- 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
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.