Porsche Cars North America, Inc.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 30, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 21,835. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Macan S vehicles manufactured March 27, 2014, to October 27, 2015, and 2015-2016 Macan Turbo vehicles manufactured March 5, 2014, to October 27, 2015. The affected vehicles have a low pressure fuel line in the engine compartment that may leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install an improved low pressure fuel line, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. Porsche mailed an interim notification to owners on November 9, 2015 and will mail a second notice when parts are available. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AF06.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Porsche Macan S | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Porsche Macan Turbo | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Porsche Macan S | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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 15V717000.
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