Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Porsche 911

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › turn signal › flasher unit. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor1
000
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Air Bags › On-off Switch Assembly98E005000
Filed Feb 24, 199832 vehiclesPorsche Cars N.a. Inc.

Defect. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: CHILD SEATING SYSTEM AIR BAG DEACTIVATION KIT FOR USE ON 1997-1998 911 CARRERA S, CARRERA 4, CARRERA 4S, AND TURBO (1997 MODEL ONLY), PART NO. 993 803 283 00, AND 1997-1998 BOXSTER MODEL VEHICLES, PART NOS. 996 803 283 00 AND 996 803 083 00. DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, THE CONTACT BUCKLE (WHICH IS PART OF THE KIT) DOES NOT DEACTIVATE THE AIR BAG(S).

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THIS RESULTS IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG(S) WHICH COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED AIR BAG DEACTIVATION KIT.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 8, 1999CA

FAILED DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR, BRAKE LIGHT; OILE LEAK; DEFECTIVE CYLINDER GASKETS AND WINDSHIELD.

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED. YH

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20251200Routine
20245300Do not drive
20233500Do not drive
202210400Do not drive
20215610Do not drive
20205200Routine
20192100Routine
20181100Routine
20173300Routine
20162200Routine
20158110Routine
20143100Routine
20136000Routine
20125010Routine
20053000Routine
20048000Routine
20039000Routine
20029000Routine
20018000Routine
20006100Routine
19998100Routine
1998 — this page2100Routine
19973100Routine
19966300Routine
199512030Routine
19940100Routine
19930200Routine
19922400Routine
19911400Routine
19901400Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 24, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.