NHTSA recall 04V068000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V068000 |
| Manufacturer | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-02-18 |
| Owners notified | 2004-03-29 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
| Units potentially affected | 35 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE GROUND CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SPIRAL RING OF THE TANK FILLER NECK AND THE CONNECTING PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK IS INADEQUATE, THE FLOW OF FUEL DURING REFUELING CAN CREATE AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE, WHICH COULD DISCHARGE AND SPARK. THIS SPARK COULD IGNITE FUEL VAPORS IN THE AREA OUTSIDE THE TANK FILLER NECK THAT COULD LEAD TO A MUFFLED DETONATION.
What can happen
DUE TO SUCH A STARTLING EVENT, THE INDIVIDUAL REFUELING THE VEHICLE COULD REMOVE THE FUEL NOZZLE AT PRECISELY THE MOMENT OF THE DETONATION WITHOUT FIRST STOPPING THE FUELING PROCESS. IN SUCH A CIRCUMSTANCE, FUEL ESCAPING OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK MAY IGNITE, RESULTING IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE GROUND CONNECTION AND, IF NECESSARY, CORRECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2003 PORSCHE CAYENNE S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2003 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2005 | 2004-12-04. Service bulletin. ALUMINUM LOOK FUEL CAP. *TT |
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| 304 | 2004-06-04. Service bulletin. CHECKING AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. ATTACHMENT B, WORK PROCEDURE FOR A304. *TT |
| 304 | 2004-05-05. Service bulletin. GROUND CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THREAD OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK AND THE CONNECTING PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK IS NOT SOUND. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.