NHTSA recall 16V946000
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 | 16V946000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AG10 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-12-30 |
| Owners notified | 2017-03-27 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
| Units potentially affected | 85 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-07-11 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 85 |
| Reported remedied | 77 (90%) |
| 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 2017 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman, 718 Cayman S, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, and 911 Turbo Cabriolet vehicles. The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
What can happen
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG10.
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.
| 2017 PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER | Built 2016-09-28 to 2016-10-25. |
|---|---|
| 2017 PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN | Built 2016-09-28 to 2016-10-25. |
| 2017 PORSCHE 911 | Built 2016-09-30 to 2016-10-21. |
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-F5S3K-09 | 2019-09-23. Service bulletin. Notice of parts withdrawl of Porsche Part Number 99161820108. |
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| 122-Q6N7V-08 | 2018-08-20. Service bulletin. Subject: Airbag switch Symptom: The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster comes on. Cause: Corrosion at the connection point (TSX5) in the passenger footwell can cause the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster to come on. |
| 122-S2H7Q-04 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. Concern: Production change Information: There was a production change to the airbag system in sports cars (991 II/982) starting in CW22/2017. All Coupe versions now have a curtain style head airbag, as opposed to the head airbag previously (still in Cabriolet versions) found in the doors |
| 122-N7L9D-02 | 2018-02-12. Service bulletin. Customer Concern: The driver receives an airbag warning in the instrument cluster. Technical Concern: The workshop confirms the customer?s observation along with one or more of the following fault codes: ? 002502: Key-operated switch circuit 1, short circuit to B+ ? 002602: Key-operated switch circuit 2, short circuit to B+ |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.