Porsche Cars North America, Inc.: Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification › Front Passenger
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 3, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 39,547. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Macan, Macan Turbo Kits, Macan GTS, 2015-2018 Macan S, and Macan Turbo vehicles. The front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat may degrade and fail to detect a passenger in the front seat.
The risk
The air bag will not deploy during a crash if a front passenger is undetected, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor mat and seat cushion, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA2.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Porsche Macan | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Porsche Macan GTS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Porsche Macan S | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Porsche Macan Turbo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Porsche Macan | 63 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 Porsche Macan GTS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Porsche Macan S | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Porsche Macan Turbo | 2 | 3 | 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 21V131000.
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