NHTSA recall 18V318000
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 | 18V318000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AJ05 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-05-16 |
| Owners notified | 2018-07-27 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 3 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-01-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3 |
| Reported remedied | 3 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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 2018 Porsche Macan S and Macan vehicles. These vehicles have a control unit that may fail and prevent safety-related functions such as driver display alerts and possibly impair drivability and post-crash functions.
What can happen
Failure of the control unit may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 27, 2018. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AJ05.
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.
| 2018 PORSCHE MACAN | Built 2018-01-22 to 2018-01-22. |
|---|---|
| 2018 PORSCHE MACAN S | Built 2018-01-22 to 2018-01-22. 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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| No. 12-26 | 2026-10-02. Service bulletin. Technical Information for Damage to Nano Plug Contacts Due to Utilization of Incorrect Measuring Equipment |
|---|---|
| GR13D790 | 2026-07-08. Other. Parts Withdrawal - Various Parts |
| No. TLLI2602 | 2026-06-05. Service bulletin. Tech live look information bulletin for How to use Frontline.io on the HoloLens 2 |
| No. TLLI2601 | 2026-06-05. Service bulletin. Tech live look information bulletin for how to use fronline.io on mobile devices and tablets. |
| No. D785 | 2026-06-05. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal involving 9J1827447B, PAA971221B, and 95B201060AA. The lock, the fuel tank attachments, and the module connector. The vehicles affected are ones that use the part number(s) mentioned. |
| No. 2604 | 2026-06-05. Service bulletin. Special tools and equipment information for VAS 6296/10 Auto-Ship and Q1 2026 Software Spec Update Available |
| No. D783 | 2026-06-04. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal involving servomotor and rear light. Part numbers affected are 976411881E, 976511881E, PAD411881B, PAD511881A, PAD411881C, 973945093BC. The vehicles involved are ones that use the part numbers mentioned. |
| No. 46-26 | 2026-06-04. Service bulletin. Technical information for a software update of various control units: Software Network VR28.13 SQ4 |
| No. D778 | 2026-05-06. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal involving various parts. The vehicles affected are ones that use the part numbers mentioned. Part numbers: 0PD145703E, 0PD145703H, 0PD907123G, 0PD907123K |
| No. D777 | 2026-05-06. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the high-voltage battery. The vehicles affected are ones that use the part numbers mentioned. 9J1915099AS, 9J1915100AS, and 9J1915100AQ |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.