NHTSA recall 23V840000
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 | 23V840000 |
| Manufacturer's number | APB5 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-12-13 |
| Owners notified | 2024-06-14 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY |
| Units potentially affected | 205 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-10 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 205 |
| Reported remedied | 184 (89%) |
| 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 2021-2023 Porsche Taycan, 2021-2022 Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo S, Taycan Turbo, Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo, 2022 Taycan GTS, and Taycan GTS Sport Turismo vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery modules.
What can happen
A short circuit in the battery increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair the high-voltage battery by replacing modules as necessary, free of charge Owner notification letters were mailed on June 14, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APB5.
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 | |
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| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN | |
| 2023 PORSCHE TAYCAN | |
| 2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4 CROSS TURISMO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4 CROSS TURISMO | 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. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN GTS SPORT TURISMO | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 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. |
| 2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO CROSS TURISM | 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. |
| 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S CROSS TURI | 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.
Investigated as EQ22001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EQ22001 | Equipment query, opened 2022-04-01, closed 2025-01-07. LGES High Voltage Battery Failures. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| No. 208-23-2 | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. Technical information for WPS9 - reprogramming thermal management control unit |
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| No. 208-23-1 | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. Technical information for WPS9 - reprogramming thermal management control unit |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.