NHTSA recall 04V072000
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 | 04V072000 |
| Manufacturer's number | A306 |
| Manufacturer | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-02-18 |
| Owners notified | 2004-03-29 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 4144 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAMES WERE NOT ADEQUATELY WELDED.
What can happen
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT FRAME COULD BREAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
Notes
PORSCHE RECALL NO. A306.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 | Built to 2003-05-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S | Built to 2003-05-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO | Built to 2003-05-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO | Built to 2003-05-09. 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
| No D769 | 2026-04-06. Service bulletin. Parts information for Parts Withdrawal - Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Part numbers 9J1881256AJ, 9J1881256AK, 9J1881256AL, 9J1881256AM, 9J1881256AN are affected. The cars involved are ones that use the part numbers mentioned. |
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| No. D767 | 2026-03-02. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal for Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Parts involved are 95C881256F and 95C881256H. The cars affected are ones that use the part numbers mentioned |
| 122-T6A9F-02 | 2020-02-04. Service bulletin. Parts withdrawal for various parts that were used in Recall and workshop campaigns. |
| 203 | 2004-06-04. Service bulletin. RECALL CAMPAIGN A306 - CHECK THE FRONT-LEFT SEAT FRAME AND IF IT IS NECESSARY, REPLACE. WORK PROCEDURE ATTACHMENT C. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.