Recall campaign · NHTSA 23V176000

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2023-03-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 23V176000

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Component
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
130
Reported to NHTSA
2023-03-17
Owners notified
2023-04-27

Defect description

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 Taycan Turbo, 2021 Taycan, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, 2022 Taycan, Taycan Turbo, Taycan GTS, Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, 2020-2022 Taycan 4S and Taycan Turbo S, and 2023 Taycan vehicles. When there is an unbelted passenger, the seat belt warning light and audible chime will not activate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety risk

A malfunctioning seat belt warning system may not alert the passenger to buckle their seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA2.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

16 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
Porsche Taycan2023 2022 2021
Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo2022
Porsche Taycan 4S2022 2021 2020
Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo2022 2021
Porsche Taycan GTS2022
Porsche Taycan Turbo2022 2020
Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turism2022
Porsche Taycan Turbo S2022 2021 2020

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.