NHTSA recall 23V715000
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 | 23V715000 |
| Manufacturer's number | APB3 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-10-25 |
| Owners notified | 2023-12-11 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 2923 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2923 |
| Reported remedied | 2518 (86%) |
| 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 2021-2023 911 Turbo S, 2022 911 Turbo, 2022-2023 911 GT3 Touring, 911 GT3, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 2022-2024 911 Carrera GTS, 2023 911 GT3 RS, 911 Dakar, and 2024 911 Carrera T vehicles equipped with optional full bucket seats. The seat-mounted air bags may deploy unnecessarily during a crash.
What can happen
Air bags that deploy unnecessarily can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 11, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APB3.
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.
| 2022 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 GTS | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
|---|---|
| 2023 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 GTS | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA T | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 PORSCHE 911 DAKAR | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE 911 GT3 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 PORSCHE 911 GT3 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE 911 GT3 TOURING | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 PORSCHE 911 GT3 TOURING | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE 911 TURBO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 PORSCHE 911 TURBO S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE 911 TURBO S | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2023 PORSCHE 911 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
| 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. 171-23 | 2023-12-07. Service bulletin. Technical information for APB3 - recoding airbag control unit |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.