NHTSA recall 18V898000
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 | 18V898000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AJ13 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-12-19 |
| Owners notified | 2019-03-21 |
| Component | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 17667 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-07-07 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 17667 |
| Reported remedied | 17102 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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 2017-2018 Porsche Panamera, Panamera 4, Panamera 4S, Panamera Turbo, Panamera 4S Executive, Panamera Turbo Executive, 2018 Panamera 4 Executive, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive, Panamera S E-Hybrid Executive, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, and Panamera Turbo S Sport Turismo vehicles. A software failure may result in an intermittent loss of electric power steering assist.
What can happen
An intermittent loss of power steering assist can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the power steering control unit, free of charge. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AJ13.
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 PANAMERA | Built 2016-10-07 to 2018-12-06. |
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| 2018 PORSCHE PANAMERA |
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-X5Z7M-01 | 2019-02-25. Service bulletin. Subject: Control unit for electric power steering Information: There is a possibility that the electric power steering may not be available for a limited period of time sporadically on the affected vehicles due to a software error. Greater force will then be required to turn the steering wheel. Power steering will be fully available again after switching the ignition off and on again. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.