NHTSA recall 23V443000
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 | 23V443000 |
| Manufacturer's number | APA9 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-06-26 |
| Owners notified | 2023-08-14 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE |
| Units potentially affected | 37 |
| Part numbers | N91209801 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 37 |
| Reported remedied | 34 (91%) |
| 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.
What is wrong
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Macan S, 2017-2020 Macan, 2017 Panamera Turbo, 2018 and 2020 Macan Turbo and Panamera 4, 2018 Macan Sport Edition, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, and 2019 Panamera 4 Sport Turismo vehicles. The screw that attaches the lower seat belt anchor to the seat frame on the outboard rear seats may not have been tightened properly.
What can happen
An improperly tightened seat belt anchor can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace and tighten the lower rear outboard seat belt anchor screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 24, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA9.
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.
| 2017 PORSCHE MACAN | |
|---|---|
| 2018 PORSCHE MACAN | |
| 2019 PORSCHE MACAN | |
| 2020 PORSCHE MACAN | |
| 2016 PORSCHE MACAN S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2017 PORSCHE MACAN S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 PORSCHE MACAN S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2019 PORSCHE MACAN S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 PORSCHE MACAN S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 PORSCHE MACAN SPORT EDITION | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 PORSCHE MACAN TURBO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 PORSCHE MACAN TURBO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 PORSCHE PANAMERA 4 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 PORSCHE PANAMERA 4 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 PORSCHE PANAMERA 4 E-HYBRID | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2019 PORSCHE PANAMERA 4 SPORT TURISMO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2017 PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO | 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. 10-26 | 2026-04-07. Service bulletin. Symptom based workshop manual involving the Belt Lock Warning on Driver's Side Permanently Active in Conjunction with Fault Memory Entry with Regard to Belt Lock Switch "B101C07". The vehicles affected are listed in the attached PDF. |
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| No. D736 | 2025-10-08. Service bulletin. Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the belt latch - part numbers 992857756E & 992857755D. The vehicles affected are cars that use the part numbers mentioned |
| No. 195-21 | 2024-08-06. Service bulletin. Technical information for the rear seat belt warning implausible no phonebook scroll function available: check and update instrument cluster |
| No. 195-21 | 2024-06-04. Service bulletin. Technical information for the rear seat belt warning implausible/no phonebook scroll function available. Check and update instrument cluster as necessary |
| No. 2116.3 | 2024-04-02. Service bulletin. Instructions on advanced technical information for the red warning on the instrument cluster. Occupant seat belt not fastened. |
| No. 99-23-2 | 2023-08-04. Service bulletin. Technical information for APA9 - replace screw connection for seat belt mount at rear left and/or right |
| No. 99-23-1 | 2023-08-04. Service bulletin. Technical information for APA9 - replace screw connection for seat belt mount at rear left and/or right |
| 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. |
| No. 195-21 | 2022-03-04. Service bulletin. Technical information for rear seat belt warning implausible/no phonebook scroll function available. check/update instrument cluster. |
| No. 195-21 | 2022-02-04. Service bulletin. Information on an implausible rear belt warning/no phonebook scroll function available. Check and update instrument cluster as necessary. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.