Porsche Cars North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 2, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 17,871. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Macan S and Macan Turbo and 2017 Macan GTS vehicles. The passenger occupant detection sensor mat may fail in the front passenger seat, deactivating the front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag does not deploy as intended, the front passenger has an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor mat and seat cushion, free of charge. The recall began June 28, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH02.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Porsche Macan GTS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 17V133000.
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