{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"19V179000","date":"2019-03-06","owner_notified":"2019-05-17","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","component":"AIR BAGS","summary":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 718 Boxster, Boxster S and Boxster GTS, 718 Cayman, Cayman S and Cayman GTS, 911 Carrera, Carrera T, Targa 4 GTS, Carrera 4, Carrera S, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera S Cabriolet, Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Carrera GTS Cabriolet, Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Targa 4, Targa 4S, Turbo, Turbo S, Turbo S Exclusive Series, Turbo Cabriolet, Turbo S Cabriolet and GT3 vehicles.  The side air bag impact sensors may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the air bag sensors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2019.  Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243.  Porsche's number for this recall is AKA4.","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.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"AKA4","part_number":null,"units":417,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2020-3","period_to":"2020-3","submitted":"2020-10-05","involved":417,"remedied":366,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":87,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2018,"make":"PORSCHE","model":"718 BOXSTER","vehicle_id":"2018_porsche_718-boxster","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-10-24","built_to":"2018-02-12"},{"year":2018,"make":"PORSCHE","model":"718 CAYMAN","vehicle_id":"2018_porsche_718-cayman","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-11-14","built_to":"2018-03-07"},{"year":2018,"make":"PORSCHE","model":"911","vehicle_id":"2018_porsche_911","match":"exact","built_from":"2018-02-07","built_to":"2018-05-16"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/19V179000"}