NHTSA campaign 20E091000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Tenneco Automotive: Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut

Tenneco Automotive reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 11, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 584. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Ohlins USA, Inc (Ohlins) is recalling certain Front Struts, part number POS 5N20. These struts were sold as part of Ohlins strut kits part number POZ MN02, intended for installation on 1999-2005 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S (generation 996), and 2001-2006 Porsche 911 Turbo / Turbo S (generation 996) and kit part number POZ MN05, intended for installation on 2005-2012 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S (generation 997), and 2006-2013 Porsche 911 Turbo / Turbo S (generation 997). The pin of the strut may experience excessive stress during maximum steering, possibly resulting breakage of the pin.

The risk

If the pin fails, it will cause separation of the strut from the vehicle, affecting vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Ohlins will notify owners, and dealers will request the return of all unsold kits containing the subject part from dealer/distributor inventory for a full refund. All owners who purchased one of the kits (POZ MN02 or POZ MN05) will receive replacement front struts (POS 5N20 or POS 5N21 - These parts are interchangeable), along with new top mount interface solutions, free of charge. The recall began December 22, 2020. Owners may contact Ohlins customer service at 1-800-336-9029.

27 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2013 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	1	0	0
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	3	0	0
2012 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	2	0	0
2011 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	1	0	0
2011 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	3	0	0
2010 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	1	0	0
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	3	0	0
2009 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	1	0	0
2009 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	1	0	0
2008 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	1	0	0
2008 Porsche 911 Turbo	2	1	0	0
2007 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	1	0	0
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo	22	1	0	0
2006 Porsche 911 Carrera	0	1	0	0
2006 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	1	0	0
2005 Porsche 911 Carrera	3	1	0	0
2005 Porsche 911 Turbo	0	1	0	0
2004 Porsche 911 Carrera	7	1	0	2
2004 Porsche 911 Turbo	5	1	0	1
2003 Porsche 911 Carrera	3	2	0	0
2003 Porsche 911 Turbo	13	3	0	0
2002 Porsche 911 Carrera	4	3	1	0
2002 Porsche 911 Turbo	14	1	0	0
2001 Porsche 911 Carrera	1	1	0	0
2001 Porsche 911 Turbo	22	3	0	1
2000 Porsche 911 Carrera	2	2	1	0
1999 Porsche 911 Carrera	13	2	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 20E091000.

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