Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V409000

Seat belts

PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-08-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V409000

Seat belts

Component
Seat belts
Manufacturer
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
235
Reported to NHTSA
2011-08-05
Owners notified
2011-09-02

Defect description

PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.

Safety risk

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.

Notes

PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS AB02.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 18 models.

ModelYears on record
Porsche 911 Carrera2012
Porsche 911 Carrera 42012
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS2012
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S2012
Porsche 911 Carrera GTS2012
Porsche 911 Carrera S2012
Porsche 911 GT3 RS2011
Porsche 911 Speedster2011
Porsche 911 Targa 42012
Porsche 911 Targa 4S2012
Porsche 911 Turbo2012
Porsche 911 Turbo S2012
Porsche Boxster2012
Porsche Boxster S2012
Porsche Boxster Spyder2012
Porsche Cayman2012
Porsche Cayman R2012
Porsche Cayman S2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.