Recall Details For: 2016 PORSCHE PANAMERA
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 19V533000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 141743
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:19V533000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: PORSCHE
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: PANAMERA
- MODEL YEAR: 2016
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : AKB4
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
- MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20150623
- END DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20160407
- VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: V
- POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 7517
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20200212
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): MFR
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20190717
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20190717
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:
DEFECT SUMMARY: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB4.
RECALL 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.
UNIQUE COMPONENT NUMBER: 000098828002816785000001543
