NHTSA recall 14V698000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 14V698000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AE04 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2014-11-04 |
| Owners notified | 2014-12-12 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH |
| Units potentially affected | 1382 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2016 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-07-07 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1382 |
| Reported remedied | 1230 (89%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Porsche 911, Boxster, and Cayman vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation.
What can happen
A failure of the hood latching mechanism may cause the hood to suddenly open during vehicle operation and will severely impede the driver's ability to see out the front windshield, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock on the front hood, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AE04.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2014 PORSCHE 911 | Built 2014-05-07 to 2014-09-23. |
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| 2015 PORSCHE 911 | Built 2014-05-07 to 2014-09-23. |
| 2014 PORSCHE BOXSTER | Built 2014-05-07 to 2014-09-23. |
| 2015 PORSCHE BOXSTER | Built 2014-05-07 to 2014-09-23. |
| 2014 PORSCHE CAYMAN | Built 2014-05-07 to 2014-09-23. |
| 2015 PORSCHE CAYMAN | Built 2014-05-07 to 2014-09-23. |
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
| 122-H3A4J-06 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: Upper part of lock on front lid Information: This is to inform you of a Recall Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Due to a temporary manufacturing error, there is a possibility that front lid lock upper parts, on which the catch bar was not riveted to themounting plate according to specifications, were installed on the affected vehicles. The durability of the upper part of the lock cannot be guaranteed over the service life of the affected vehicles and the risk of the lid opening unintentionally cannot be ruled out. |
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| 122-H4U2R-06 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: Upper part of lock on front lid Information: This is to inform you of a Recall Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Due to a temporary manufacturing error, there is a possibility that front lid lock upper parts, on which the catch bar was not riveted to themounting plate according to specifications, were installed on the affected vehicles. The durability of the upper part of the lock cannot be guaranteed over the service life of the affected vehicles and the risk of the lid opening unintentionally cannot be ruled out. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.