# NHTSA recall 21V679000

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: 21V679000
- Manufacturer's number: AMB7
- Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-09\-01
- Owners notified: 2022\-01\-06
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 4934

## What is wrong

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. \(Porsche\) is recalling certain 2013\-2015 Boxster, 2013\-2014 Boxster S, 2014\-2015 Cayman, Cayman S, 2015 Boxster GTS, and Cayman GTS vehicles.  The rear\-axle carrier side sections may fracture.


## What can happen

A carrier fracture may cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the rear\-axle carrier side sections, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2022.  Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1\-800\-767\-7243.  Porsche's number for this recall is AMB7.


## 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 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4934
- Reported remedied: 3862 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2013 PORSCHE BOXSTER](/makes/porsche/boxster/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 PORSCHE BOXSTER](/makes/porsche/boxster/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 PORSCHE BOXSTER](/makes/porsche/boxster/2015/recalls.md)
- [2013 PORSCHE BOXSTER S](/makes/porsche/boxster/2013/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 PORSCHE BOXSTER S](/makes/porsche/boxster/2014/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2014 PORSCHE CAYMAN](/makes/porsche/cayman/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 PORSCHE CAYMAN](/makes/porsche/cayman/2015/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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