NHTSA 19V179000Manufacturer no. AKA4
Air Bags
- Report received by NHTSA
- March 6, 2019
- Owner notification
- May 17, 2019
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 417 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster / Cayman
- October 24, 2017 – March 7, 2018
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- 718 BOXSTER, 718 CAYMAN
Defect summary
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 718 Boxster, Boxster S and Boxster GTS, 718 Cayman, Cayman S and Cayman GTS, 911 Carrera, Carrera T, Targa 4 GTS, Carrera 4, Carrera S, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera S Cabriolet, Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Carrera GTS Cabriolet, Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Targa 4, Targa 4S, Turbo, Turbo S, Turbo S Exclusive Series, Turbo Cabriolet, Turbo S Cabriolet and GT3 vehicles. The side air bag impact sensors may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle.
Safety risk
In the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the air bag sensors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA4.
Notes in the NHTSA record
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.
Source: NHTSA recall 19V179000, filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov