Porsche Suspension: Front

Porsche is recalling about 365 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
78V121000
Manufacturer
PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
Reported
2 June 1978
Vehicles
365
Built between
Jun 1977 – Jan 1978
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1977 and January 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1978 Porsche 928Built June 1977 to January 1978

What the defect is

The front axle caster and camber adjusters could crack due to improper manufacture. Should this happen, the adjusters could loosen and cause wheel misalignment. Also, the tire on either the left or right side could experience extensive wear.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CASTER AND CAMBER ADJUSTERS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1977 to January 1978
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 June 1978

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

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 2 June 1978.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
PORSCHE CARS N.A. 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

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; front axle caster and camber adjusters.consequences of defect: loss of vehicle control and an accident could result.

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.

Same component

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