Porsche 911, Panamera, Panamera 4 E-HYBRID, Panamera 4S and 3 more (2021): Seat belts
Recall 21V608000 · Aug 4, 2021 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
4,924
vehicles affected
4,924
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21V608000
- Date
- Aug 4, 2021
- Maker
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 4,924
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts > Front > Retractor; Seat belts; Seat belts > Rear/other > Retractor
- Model years
- 2021
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 911 Carrera Coupe, 911 Carrera S Coupe, 911 Carrera 4 Coupe, 911 Carrera 4S Coupe, 911 Turbo Coupe, 911 Turbo S Coupe, Panamera, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Panamera 4S, Panamera GTS, Panamera Turbo S, Taycan, Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo, and Taycan Turbo S vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB6.
Vehicles covered
7 models, 7 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 911 | 2021 |
| Porsche | Panamera | 2021 |
| Porsche | Panamera 4 E-Hybrid | 2021 |
| Porsche | Panamera 4S | 2021 |
| Porsche | Panamera GTS | 2021 |
| Porsche | Panamera Turbo S | 2021 |
| Porsche | Taycan | 2021 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 21V608000?
7 models: Porsche 911 (2021), Porsche Panamera (2021), Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid (2021) and 4 more, about 4,924 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 21V608000?
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB6.
What can happen?
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during 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.