Porsche Exterior Lighting: Software

Porsche is recalling about 878 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Excessive glare can decrease the visibility to oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V079000
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Reported
12 February 2025
Vehicles
878
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 April 2025
Repaired
81%
Unrepaired
171

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2025 Porsche 911

Repair progress

171 of 878 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

81% repaired — 707 of 878 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 2025 911 vehicles. A software error in the front-end electronics control module may result in the low beam headlights creating a glare for oncoming traffic. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

Excessive glare can decrease the visibility to oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will update the front-end electronics control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Control unit for front-end electronics (BCM1)PAD907063BCM1 controls headlight levelling function.

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA12 February 2025
  2. Owners notified1 April 2025
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 81% 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 12 February 2025.

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 ASA1.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
ASA1
Recalling manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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 1-888-275-9153) or go to nhtsa.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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