NHTSA recall 21V467000
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 | 21V467000 |
| Manufacturer's number | AMB3 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2021-06-23 |
| Owners notified | 2021-11-16 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER; SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 149 |
| Part numbers | 992881256N, 992881256K |
| Report | Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 149 |
| Reported remedied | 147 (98%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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 2021 911 Turbo Coupe, 911 Turbo S Coupe, 911 Carrera 4S Targa, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, and 911 Turbo Cabriolet vehicles. Incorrect passenger seat was installed and may cause a Occupant Classification System (OCS) malfunction.
What can happen
An OCS malfunction may affect the front passenger air bag, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will install the correct seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB3.
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.nhtsa.gov.
| 2021 PORSCHE 911 |
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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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| No D769 | 2026-04-06. Service bulletin. Parts information for Parts Withdrawal - Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Part numbers 9J1881256AJ, 9J1881256AK, 9J1881256AL, 9J1881256AM, 9J1881256AN are affected. The cars involved are ones that use the part numbers mentioned. |
| No. D767 | 2026-03-02. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal for Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Parts involved are 95C881256F and 95C881256H. The cars affected are ones that use the part numbers mentioned |
| No. 101-24 | 2024-11-06. Service bulletin. Technical information on WRJ0 – Replace Front Left and Right Seat and Backrest Heating Element for the 911 |
| No. 22-13 | 2024-05-02. Service bulletin. Technical information on a complaint - seat cover wrinkled |
| No. 171-23 | 2023-12-07. Service bulletin. Technical information for APB3 - recoding airbag control unit |
| No. 239-22 | 2023-02-06. Service bulletin. Technical information for ANB6 - checking threaded joint seat belt mount at the left and right and replacing seat frame if necessary. |
| No. 239-22 | 2023-01-10. Service bulletin. Information for technical information on ANB6 - checking threaded joint for seat belt mount at the left and right and replacing seat frame if necessary. |
| WMJ6 | 2022-08-16. Service bulletin. Porsche intranet posting with information on Workshop Campaign WMJ6 - reprograming and-or coding seat control unit |
| No. 2116.1 | 2022-05-03. Service bulletin. Instructions on advanced technical information for red warning in the instrument cluster - occupant seat belt not fastened. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.