NHTSA recall 16V885000
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 | 16V885000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AG09 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-12-09 |
| Owners notified | 2017-02-20 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
| Units potentially affected | 306 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-07-11 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 306 |
| Reported remedied | 248 (81%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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 2015 918 Spyder vehicles manufactured November 6, 2013, to July 27, 2015. The affected vehicles have front lower control arms that may crack at the ball joint.
What can happen
A cracked lower control arm may affect vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lower control arms, free of charge. The recall began on February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG09.
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 2013-11-06 to 2015-07-27. 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-A7C8T-10 | 2018-10-15. Service bulletin. Informatin: Internal tests have shown that the longitudinal and transverse control arms installed on the affected vehicles may be prone to corrosion. The durability of these components cannot therefore be unequivocally guaranteed. |
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| 122-L5R7Q-05 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: Lower suspension arms for front axle Information: The front axle of the Porsche 918 Spyderwas fitted with lower suspension arms from a batch whose durability cannot be guaranteed due to amanufacturing error. |
| 122-M4K7W-05 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: Front level sensors, left and right Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. It is possible that the sensors for the levelling system on the front axle of the relevant vehicles may be damaged or incorrectly positioned in relation to the control arms. If a sensor is damaged, a fault entry may occur in the PASM control unit over the service life of the vehicle and, as a result, a "Chassis system fault" warning message may appear in the instrument cluster. This fault type may occur after only a short time if a sensor is incorrectly positioned. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.