Porsche 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 911 Carrera 4S and 14 more (2011-2012): Seat belts
Recall 11V409000 · Aug 5, 2011 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
235
vehicles affected
235
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11V409000
- Date
- Aug 5, 2011
- Maker
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 235
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts
- Model years
- 2011-2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.
What can happen
SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
Vehicles covered
18 models, 18 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 911 Carrera | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Carrera 4 | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Carrera 4 GTS | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Carrera 4S | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Carrera GTS | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Carrera S | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 GT3 RS | 2011 |
| Porsche | 911 Speedster | 2011 |
| Porsche | 911 Targa 4 | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Targa 4S | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Turbo | 2012 |
| Porsche | 911 Turbo S | 2012 |
| Porsche | Boxster | 2012 |
| Porsche | Boxster S | 2012 |
| Porsche | Boxster Spyder | 2012 |
| Porsche | Cayman | 2012 |
| Porsche | Cayman R | 2012 |
| Porsche | Cayman S | 2012 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 11V409000?
18 models: Porsche 911 Carrera (2012), Porsche 911 Carrera 4 (2012), Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS (2012) and 15 more, about 235 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 11V409000?
PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
What can happen?
SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING 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.