NHTSA Campaign 17V134000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · Reported Mar 2, 2017 · 120 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.

Consequence

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal 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 bags, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH03.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER 2017 120
PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN 2017 120
PORSCHE 911 2016 120
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2017 120
PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS 2016 120
PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4 2017 120

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V134000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.