Recall · 22V656000
Porsche Cars North America recalled 24 models over exterior lighting
222,858
Vehicles covered
24
Models
113
Model years
August 30, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all affected models and model years. The caps that cover the low-beam headlight horizontal adjustment screws are missing, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- Improperly adjusted headlights may not illuminate the road properly, or cause a glare to oncoming drivers, which can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ANB4.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Porsche Boxster | 2001 to 2004 | Not published here |
| Porsche Boxster S | 2001 to 2004 | Not published here |
| Porsche Cayenne | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 | 201120122013201420162017 |
| Porsche Cayenne Diesel | 2013 to 2015 | Not published here |
| Porsche Cayenne GTS | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2016 | Not published here |
| Porsche Cayenne S | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 | 2011 |
| Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid | 2015 | Not published here |
| Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid | 2011 to 2014 | Not published here |
| Porsche Cayenne Transsyberia | 2010 | Not published here |
| Porsche Cayenne Turbo | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 | 2011 |
| Porsche Cayenne Turbo S | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2016 | Not published here |
| Porsche Cayman S | 2014 | Not published here |
| Porsche Macan | 2020 | 2020 |
| Porsche Macan S | 2015 and 2018 | 2015 |
| Porsche Macan Turbo | 2015 | Not published here |
| Porsche Panamera | 2011 to 2016 | 2011201220132014 |
| Porsche Panamera 4 | 2011 to 2016 | Not published here |
| Porsche Panamera 4S | 2010 to 2016 | 2010 |
| Porsche Panamera GTS | 2013 to 2016 | Not published here |
| Porsche Panamera S | 2010 to 2016 | Not published here |
| Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid | 2015 to 2016 | Not published here |
| Porsche Panamera S Hybrid | 2012 to 2014 | Not published here |
| Porsche Panamera Turbo | 2010 to 2016 | Not published here |
| Porsche Panamera Turbo S | 2012 to 2016 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 222,858 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 95% of the 16,209 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 480. It covers model years 2001 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 21 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Porsche vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 3 times before this, most recently in October 2021 as 21V794000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 32 of the 113 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 648 complaints with NHTSA, 491 of them before this campaign was filed. 47 of those name the exterior lighting, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in July 2002, 20 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 23V443000 (seat belts), 21V131000 (air bags).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. with NHTSA on August 30, 2022 as campaign 22V656000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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