NHTSA campaign 11V409000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Porsche Cars North America, Inc.: Seat Belts

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 5, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 235. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.

The risk

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.

The remedy

PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.

18 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	3
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4	0	2
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS	0	1
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4s	0	1
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS	0	1
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S	1	2
2012 Porsche 911 Targa 4	0	1
2012 Porsche 911 Targa 4s	0	1
2012 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	2
2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S	0	1
2012 Porsche Boxster	1	1
2012 Porsche Boxster S	0	1
2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder	0	1
2012 Porsche Cayman	1	1
2012 Porsche Cayman R	1	1
2012 Porsche Cayman S	0	1
2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS	1	2
2011 Porsche 911 Speedster	0	1

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 11V409000.

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