1997 Porsche Carrera

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Body › Door	1		0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	1		1	0	0

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

Structure › Body › Door

Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

RIGHT SIDE DOOR PANEL FAILED. *YC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash

Filed Sep 4, 1997TX

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP,THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2001	4	0	Routine
1999	3	0	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997 — this page	2	1	Routine
1996	1	1	Routine
1995	1	0	Routine
1992	1	2	Routine
1991	1	2	Routine
1990	3	2	Routine

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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.