NHTSA recall 15V335000
NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.
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 | 15V335000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AF05 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2015-06-01 |
| Owners notified | 2015-07-13 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 223 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 4 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-01-12 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 223 |
| Reported remedied | 207 (92%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, 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 2015 918 Spyder vehicles manufactured February 25, 2014, to April 29, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the wiring harness for the left rear radiator fan may contact an engine heat insulation plate.
What can happen
If the harness contacts the insulation plate, the harness may chafe and result in an electrical short which could increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harness and secure it to a coolant tube using a tie-wrap clip, free of charge. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porche's number for this recall is AF05. Note: The wiring harness could short and result in a fire even when the vehicle is unattended. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.
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.
| 2015 PORSCHE 918 SPYDER | Built 2014-02-25 to 2015-04-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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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-P8V4Z-05 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: Relay for radiator fan Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. There is a possibility that the switching contacts of the relay for the radiator fan can stick temporarily on the affected vehicles. This can cause all four radiator fans to come on at times although the fans were not activated by the engine control's thermal management system. |
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| 122-A2N2U-05 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: Wire harness for rear left radiator fan Information: There is a possibility that the electric wire harness for the left rear radiator fan in the engine compartment is touching a heat guide plate made of carbon fiber on the affected vehicles. If the wire harness is touching, relative movements can cause visible damage to the wire harness or the insulation on individual lines of the wire harness. Progressive damage to the wire harness can cause the radiator fan to stop working and an electric shunt circuit to the low-resistance heat guide plate cannot be ruled out. This electric shunt circuit can cause the vehicle to go on fire even a long time after stopping the vehicle. |
| WF40 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.