- Vehicles
- 7,517
- Built between
- Jun 2015 – Apr 2016
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 February 2020
- Repaired
- 78%
- Unrepaired
- 1,636
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2015 and April 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016-2017 Porsche 718 BoxsterBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Porsche 718 CaymanBuilt July 2015 to April 2016
- 2016-2017 Porsche 911Built June 2015 to April 2016
- 2016 Porsche PanameraBuilt June 2015 to April 2016
- 2017 Porsche redundant BOXSTERBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
Repair progress
1,636 of 7,517 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.
78% repaired — 5,881 of 7,517 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 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
What could happen
Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2015 to April 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 July 2019
- Owners notified12 February 2020
- Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 78% 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 17 July 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 AKB4.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- AKB4
- 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.