NHTSA Campaign 16V946000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Issued by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · Reported Dec 30, 2016 · 85 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2017 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman, 718 Cayman S, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, and 911 Turbo Cabriolet vehicles. The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.

Consequence

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG10.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER 2017 85
PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN 2017 85
PORSCHE 911 2017 85

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V946000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.