Recall · 24V123000
Porsche Cars North America recalled 10 models over seat belts
910
Vehicles covered
10
Models
10
Model years
February 20, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2023 911 Carrera T, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 911 Carrera GTS, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4 GTS, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo, and 911 Edition 50 Years Porsche Design vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- What it can cause
- An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the rear three-point belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 11, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARA2.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Porsche911 Carrera | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Carrera 4 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Carrera 4 GTS | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Carrera 4S | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Carrera GTS | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Carrera S | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Carrera T | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Targa 4S | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Turbo | 2023 | Not published here |
| Porsche911 Turbo S | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 910 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 57% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Porsche vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 11 times before this, most recently in June 2023 as 23V443000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 23V715000 (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 February 20, 2024 as campaign 24V123000. 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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