Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V844000

Equipment

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-11-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V844000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
142
Reported to NHTSA
2018-11-28
Owners notified
2019-01-10

Defect description

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, Cayenne Turbo, Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid, Cayenne GTS, Cayenne Plug-in Hybrid Platinum Edition, Macan Turbo and Macan GTS vehicles, 2017-2018 Cayenne S, Macan, Cayenne Platinum Edition and Macan S vehicles and 2018 Cayenne vehicles equipped with the optional ski bag. The ski bag fastening strap may have been sewn with incorrect thread, possibly resulting in the strap seams tearing and the ski bag being unsecured in the event of a crash.

Safety risk

If the ski bag detaches during a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ski bags, free of charge. The recall began January 10, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AJ12.

Notes

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.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
Porsche Cayenne2018 2017
Porsche Macan2018 2017
Porsche Macan GTS2017
Porsche Macan S2018 2017
Porsche Macan Turbo2017

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.