NHTSA campaign 19V115000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Porsche Cars North America, Inc.: Service Brakes

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 20, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 14,110. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 Panamera 4 Executive, Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Hybrid, Panamera 4 Hybrid Executive, Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Executive, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo and Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Sport Turismo vehicles, 2017-2018 Panamera, Panamera 4, Panamera Turbo Executive, Panamera 4S, Panamera Turbo and Panamera 4S Executive vehicles and 2019 Cayenne S and Cayenne vehicles. The instrument cluster may not provide a visual warning when the brake pads are worn out. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light vehicle brake systems."

The risk

If the driver is not alerted when brake pads are worn out, the driver may lose control of the vehicle while attempting to brake, increasing the risk of crash.

The remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. The recall began April 19, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA1/AKA0.

24 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes
2019 Porsche Cayenne	48	6	1
2019 Porsche Cayenne S	0	1	0
2018 Porsche Panamera	12	6	1
2018 Porsche Panamera 4	0	4	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Executive	0	3	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Hybrid	0	2	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Hybrid Executi	0	2	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport T	0	2	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Sport Turismo	0	3	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4s	0	4	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4s Executive	0	4	0
2018 Porsche Panamera 4s Sport Turismo	0	4	0
2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo	0	4	0
2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive	0	4	0
2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Hybrid	0	2	0
2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Hybrid E	0	2	0
2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Hybrid S	0	2	0
2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turi	0	4	0
2017 Porsche Panamera	1	4	0
2017 Porsche Panamera 4	0	2	0
2017 Porsche Panamera 4s	0	3	0
2017 Porsche Panamera 4s Executive	0	2	0
2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo	0	4	0
2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive	0	3	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 19V115000.

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