Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
NHTSA safety record
Porsche
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Porsche, model years 2010 to 2024.
35
Vehicles
931
Complaints
142
Recalls
12
Fires
0
Deaths
35Porsche year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 931 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the electrical system than any other system: 238 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2020 Taycan, with 91.
NHTSA holds 142 recall campaigns naming Porsche vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 1 defect investigation into these vehicles is open and unresolved.
Most complained-about Porsche models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Porsche
The systems named most often across every Porsche complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 238
- ENGINE 194
- POWER TRAIN 166
- AIR BAGS 115
- SERVICE BRAKES 81
Open investigations (1)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Most recent Porsche recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Porsche, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
25V896000 · December 19, 2025
A rearview image that does not display properly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 172,107 vehicles
Pages 2024 Taycan 2023 Taycan 2022 Taycan 2022 911 2021 Taycan 2021 Cayenne
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
25V634000 · September 23, 2025
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 177 vehicles
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
25V492000 · July 28, 2025
An improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury during a crash. In addition, an improperly secured air bag may project loose components into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 3 vehicles
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
25V415000 · July 15, 2025
An air suspension strut failure may cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 284 vehicles
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
25V221000 · May 5, 2025
An air bag that fails to deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 9,735 vehicles
Pages 2023 Taycan 2022 Taycan
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
25V220000 · April 8, 2025
A rearview camera that does not display an image decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 8,571 vehicles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
25V079000 · February 12, 2025
Excessive glare can decrease the visibility to oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 878 vehicles
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
25V078000 · February 12, 2025
A loose seat belt buckle may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 279 vehicles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
24V889000 · November 25, 2024
Headlights that are excessively bright can reduce visibility for oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 2,941 vehicles
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
24V809000 · October 28, 2024
Wheel detachment can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 2,251 vehicles
Pages 2022 911
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Every Porsche page on this site
35 vehicles across 10 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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