- Vehicles
- 4,800
- Built between
- Dec 1977 – Jul 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 September 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1977 and July 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1978-1980 Porsche 928Built December 1977 to July 1980
What the defect is
On the involved vehicles, the universal joint which connects the steering shaft to the steering rack may have been improperly positioned during assembly. If vehicle is driven on poor roads for an extended period of time, the connection between the steering shaft and universal joint could loosen and cause excessive steering wheel free play.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPOSITION THE UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTION AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1977 to July 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 May 1982
- Owners notified10 September 1982
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 May 1982.
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: steering; universal joint.consequences of defect: this condition could result in loss of vehicle controland an accident.
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.