Porsche Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump

Porsche is recalling about 50,145 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Campaign
17V576000
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Reported
20 September 2017
Vehicles
50,145
Built between
May 2004 – Nov 2006
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 July 2018
Repaired
21%
Unrepaired
39,574

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2004 and November 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2006 Porsche CayenneBuilt May 2004 to November 2006
  • 2003-2006 Porsche Cayenne SBuilt May 2004 to November 2006
  • 2003-2006 Porsche Cayenne TurboBuilt May 2004 to February 2006

Repair progress

39,574 of 50,145 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2019.

21% repaired — 10,571 of 50,145 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 2003-2006 Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo vehicles, 2004-2006 Cayenne vehicles, and 2006 Cayenne S "Titanium" Edition vehicles. These gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel pump flange that may crack, allowing fuel to 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 replace the fuel filter flanges with new filter flanges that have a protective film, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2004 to November 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 September 2017
  3. Owners notified6 July 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 21% 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 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 AH10.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
AH10
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.

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