# NHTSA recall 16V520000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V520000
- Manufacturer's number: AG04
- Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2016\-07\-08
- Owners notified: 2016\-09\-06
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- Units potentially affected: 306

## What is wrong

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. \(Porsche\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Electric vehicles manufactured February 2, 2015 through July 1, 2015.  In the affected vehicles, incorrect screws might have been used when re\-installing and/or re\-securing the seat belt mount or the seat belt reel during vehicle service.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, the incorrect bolts may not keep the seat belts properly anchored to the car, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants.


## The remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and as necessary, replace the seat belt mount and seat belt reel attaching bolts, free of charge.  The recall began October 18, 2016. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1\-800\-767\-7243.  Porsche's number for this recall is AG04.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-18
- Vehicles in the campaign: 306
- Reported remedied: 274 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 PORSCHE 918 SPYDER](/makes/porsche/918/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-02 to 2015\-07\-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [No. 10\-26](/bulletins/11030913.md), 2026-04-07, Service bulletin
- [No. D736](/bulletins/11024109.md), 2025-10-08, Service bulletin
- [122\-X9D7D\-08](/bulletins/10081181.md), 2016-10-03, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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