- Vehicles
- 33,206
- Built between
- Dec 2009 – Jun 2016
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 February 2020
- Repaired
- 73%
- Unrepaired
- 8,938
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2009 and June 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011-2016 Porsche PanameraBuilt November 2010 to June 2016
- 2011-2016 Porsche Panamera 4Built November 2010 to June 2012
- 2010-2016 Porsche Panamera 4SBuilt February 2010 to May 2012
- 2013-2016 Porsche Panamera GTSBuilt January 2012 to June 2014
- 2010-2016 Porsche Panamera SBuilt December 2009 to June 2011
- 2012-2016 Porsche Panamera S E-HybridBuilt August 2011 to May 2015
- 2011-2016 Porsche Panamera TurboBuilt November 2010 to May 2012
- 2012-2016 Porsche Panamera Turbo SBuilt May 2011 to May 2016
Repair progress
8,938 of 33,206 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.
73% repaired — 24,268 of 33,206 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 2010-2016 Panamera 4S and Panamera S, 2011-2016 Panamera, Panamera 4 and Panamera Turbo, 2012-2016 Panamera Turbo S and Panamera S E-Hybrid, 2013-2016 Panamera GTS, 2013 Panamera Platinum Edition and Panamera 4 Platinum Edition, 2014-2016 Panamera 4S Executive, Panamera Turbo Executive and Panamera Turbo S Executive, 2015 Panamera Diesel and 2016 Panamera 4 Edition, Panamera Edition and Panamera Turbo S Exclusive Series vehicles. Water may enter the A/C blower control unit, causing an electrical short circuit.
What could happen
An electrical short increases the risk of fire.
What gets fixed
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the blower control unit, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 10, 2020.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2009 to June 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 April 2019
- Owners notified10 February 2020
- Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 73% 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 24 April 2019.
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 AKA7. Note: Porsche recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- AKA7
- 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.