NHTSA recall 19V179000
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 | 19V179000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AKA4 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2019-03-06 |
| Owners notified | 2019-05-17 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 417 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-10-05 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 417 |
| Reported remedied | 366 (87%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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 2018 718 Boxster, Boxster S and Boxster GTS, 718 Cayman, Cayman S and Cayman GTS, 911 Carrera, Carrera T, Targa 4 GTS, Carrera 4, Carrera S, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera S Cabriolet, Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Carrera GTS Cabriolet, Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Targa 4, Targa 4S, Turbo, Turbo S, Turbo S Exclusive Series, Turbo Cabriolet, Turbo S Cabriolet and GT3 vehicles. The side air bag impact sensors may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the air bag sensors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA4.
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 718 BOXSTER | Built 2017-10-24 to 2018-02-12. |
|---|---|
| 2018 PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN | Built 2017-11-14 to 2018-03-07. |
| 2018 PORSCHE 911 | Built 2018-02-07 to 2018-05-16. |
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
| 74/25 | 2026-08-06. Service bulletin. Belt Lock Warning on Driver Side Permanently Active / No Fault Memory Entries: Delete Airbag Control Unit Fault Memory (SY 74/25) |
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| 122-S5A6X-10 | 2019-10-31. Service bulletin. Porsche intranet posting for WH57 campaign, which seeks to replace the airbag control unit on affected vehicles. |
| 122-T3P7J-10 | 2019-10-31. Service bulletin. Porsche intranet posting on WH75 campaign, which seeks to replace the airbag control unit on affected vehicles. |
| 122-F5S3K-09 | 2019-09-23. Service bulletin. Notice of parts withdrawl of Porsche Part Number 99161820108. |
| 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.