NHTSA recall 23V176000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 23V176000 |
| Manufacturer's number | APA2 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-03-17 |
| Owners notified | 2023-04-27 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES |
| Units potentially affected | 130 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-10 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 130 |
| Reported remedied | 128 (98%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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 2020 Taycan Turbo, 2021 Taycan, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, 2022 Taycan, Taycan Turbo, Taycan GTS, Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, 2020-2022 Taycan 4S and Taycan Turbo S, and 2023 Taycan vehicles. When there is an unbelted passenger, the seat belt warning light and audible chime will not activate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
A malfunctioning seat belt warning system may not alert the passenger to buckle their seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA2.
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 TAYCAN | |
|---|---|
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN | |
| 2023 PORSCHE TAYCAN | |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4 CROSS TURISMO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S CROSS TURISMO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S CROSS TURISMO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN GTS | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO CROSS TURISM | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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
| No. 135-23 | 2023-09-09. Service bulletin. Technical information for operational readiness that cannot be established. error memory entry on the Taycan |
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| No. 80-23 | 2023-07-06. Service bulletin. Technical information on APA5 - reprogramming instrument cluster |
| No. 40-23-2 | 2023-05-03. Service bulletin. Technical information on APA2. Reprogramming/coding instrument cluster |
| No. 104-21 | 2021-10-06. Service bulletin. Instructions for reprogramming the Instrument cluster Control Unit in the event that the consumption value display resets automatically. |
| 122-G5E5Y-03 | 2020-03-05. Service bulletin. Advanced Technical info on unexpected behavior from placing certain items in the center console at startup on the new Taycan. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.