NHTSA recall 17V134000
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 | 17V134000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AH03 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2017-03-02 |
| Owners notified | 2017-05-15 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 120 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-10-03 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 120 |
| Reported remedied | 99 (82%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, 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 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
What can happen
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal 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 bags, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH03.
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 2016-09-26 to 2016-10-05. |
|---|---|
| 2017 PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN | Built 2016-09-27 to 2016-10-25. |
| 2016 PORSCHE 911 | Built 2016-10-07 to 2016-10-25. |
| 2017 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA | Built 2016-09-27 to 2016-10-04. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS | Built 2016-11-08 to 2016-11-08. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2017 PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4 | Built 2016-10-04 to 2016-10-04. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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.