Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V131000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-03-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V131000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Component
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
39,547
Reported to NHTSA
2021-03-03
Owners notified
2021-10-25

Defect description

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Macan, Macan Turbo Kits, Macan GTS, 2015-2018 Macan S, and Macan Turbo vehicles. The front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat may degrade and fail to detect a passenger in the front seat.

Safety risk

The air bag will not deploy during a crash if a front passenger is undetected, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor mat and seat cushion, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA2.

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

12 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Porsche Macan2018 2017
Porsche Macan GTS2018 2017
Porsche Macan S2018 2017 2016 2015
Porsche Macan Turbo2018 2017 2016 2015

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.