NHTSA recall 19V533000
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 | 19V533000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AKB4 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2019-07-17 |
| Owners notified | 2020-02-12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 7517 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-07-15 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 7517 |
| Reported remedied | 5881 (78%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
What can happen
Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB4.
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.
| 2016 PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER | Built 2015-07-01 to 2016-03-15. |
|---|---|
| 2017 PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER | |
| 2016 PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN | Built 2015-07-08 to 2016-04-18. |
| 2016 PORSCHE 911 | Built 2015-06-30 to 2016-04-12. |
| 2017 PORSCHE 911 | Built 2015-06-30 to 2016-04-12. |
| 2016 PORSCHE PANAMERA | Built 2015-06-23 to 2016-04-07. |
| 2017 PORSCHE redundant BOXSTER | Built 2015-07-01 to 2016-03-15. |
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.