NHTSA recall 11V409000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V409000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AB02 |
| Manufacturer | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2011-08-05 |
| Owners notified | 2011-09-02 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS |
| Units potentially affected | 235 |
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 remedy
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.
Notes
PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS AB02.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2012 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 GTS | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4S | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 PORSCHE 911 SPEEDSTER | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4 | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4S | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 TURBO | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE 911 TURBO S | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE BOXSTER | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. |
| 2012 PORSCHE BOXSTER S | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE BOXSTER SPYDER | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE CAYMAN | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. |
| 2012 PORSCHE CAYMAN R | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 PORSCHE CAYMAN S | Built 2011-05-31 to 2011-06-10. 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. 10-26 | 2026-04-07. Service bulletin. Symptom based workshop manual involving the Belt Lock Warning on Driver's Side Permanently Active in Conjunction with Fault Memory Entry with Regard to Belt Lock Switch "B101C07". The vehicles affected are listed in the attached PDF. |
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| No. D736 | 2025-10-08. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the belt latch - part numbers 992857756E & 992857755D. The vehicles affected are cars that use the part numbers mentioned |
| No. D531 | 2020-12-02. Service bulletin. Parts withdrawal information for a seat belt buckle for the 997 generation 911. |
| 122-Q2Y7F-06 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. Concerns: Belt deflector for front three-point belt Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. There is the possibility that the area behind the cover for the belt opening is visible on the affected vehicles due to increased component tolerances. To improve the appearance of the belt opening, an additional belt guide will be retrofitted on the belt deflection fitting in order to conceal it. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.