Porsche 718 Boxster, 718 Cayman, 911, Panamera and 1 more (2016-2017): Air bags
Recall 19V533000 · Jul 17, 2019 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
7,517
vehicles affected
7,517
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 19V533000
- Date
- Jul 17, 2019
- Maker
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 7,517
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Air bag/restraint control module
- Model years
- 2016-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 7 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 718 Boxster | 2016-2017 |
| Porsche | 718 Cayman | 2016 |
| Porsche | 911 | 2016-2017 |
| Porsche | Panamera | 2016 |
| Porsche | Redundant Boxster | 2017 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 19V533000?
5 models: Porsche 718 Boxster (2016-2017), Porsche 718 Cayman (2016), Porsche 911 (2016-2017) and 2 more, about 7,517 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 19V533000?
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.
What can happen?
Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.