Porsche 718 Boxster, 718 Cayman, 911 (2017): Air bags
Recall 16V946000 · Dec 30, 2016 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
85
vehicles affected
85
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V946000
- Date
- Dec 30, 2016
- Maker
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 85
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Side/window
- Model years
- 2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2017 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman, 718 Cayman S, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, and 911 Turbo Cabriolet vehicles. The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
What can happen
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG10.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 718 Boxster | 2017 |
| Porsche | 718 Cayman | 2017 |
| Porsche | 911 | 2017 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V946000?
3 models: Porsche 718 Boxster (2017), Porsche 718 Cayman (2017), Porsche 911 (2017), about 85 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V946000?
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG10.
What can happen?
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event 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.