# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 1
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN](/makes/porsche/taycan/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 PORSCHE TAYCAN](/makes/porsche/taycan/2023/recalls.md)
- [2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4 CROSS TURISMO](/makes/porsche/taycan/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4 CROSS TURISMO](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S](/makes/porsche/taycan/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S CROSS TURISMO](/makes/porsche/taycan/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S CROSS TURISMO](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN GTS](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN GTS SPORT TURISMO](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO](/makes/porsche/taycan/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO CROSS TURISM](/makes/porsche/taycan/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S](/makes/porsche/taycan/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S CROSS TURI](/makes/porsche/taycan/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V840000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V840000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [No. 208\-23\-2](/bulletins/10251145.md), 2024-03-04, Service bulletin
- [No. 208\-23\-1](/bulletins/10251144.md), 2024-03-04, Service bulletin

## 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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