# NHTSA recall 21V224000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V224000
- Manufacturer's number: AMA8
- Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-03\-31
- Owners notified: 2021\-05\-07
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
- Units potentially affected: 10

## What is wrong

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. \(Porsche\) is recalling certain 2021 Porsche Macan, Macan S, Macan GTS, and Macan Turbo vehicles.  The screw connection on the shock absorbers of the front and rear axle might not be tightened properly.


## What can happen

A failed screw connection may cause damage to the braking system, driving instability, and the potential loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the remedy has been performed.  Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will rework and tighten the screw connections, free of charge.  Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1\-800\-767\-7243.  Porsche's number for this recall is AMA8.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 3, for 2021 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-01\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 10
- Reported remedied: 10 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 PORSCHE MACAN](/makes/porsche/macan/2021/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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