# NHTSA recall 21V493000

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: 21V493000
- Manufacturer's number: AMB4
- Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-06\-30
- Owners notified: 2021\-08\-24
- Component: STEERING:COLUMN
- Units potentially affected: 27

## What is wrong

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. \(Porsche\) is recalling certain 2021 Cayenne vehicles.  The screw connection between the steering column and steering box may fail, which can result in a detached steering column.


## What can happen

A detached steering column can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will install a new screw, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 24, 2021.  Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1\-800\-767\-7243.  Porsche's number for this recall is AMB4.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 27
- Reported remedied: 19 \(70%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 PORSCHE CAYENNE](/makes/porsche/cayenne/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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