Porsche Cars North America, Inc.: Seats
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 5, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 136. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Cayenne GTS, Cayenne GTS Coupe, 2020-2021 Cayenne Coupe, Cayenne S Coupe, Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe vehicles. The passenger seat back heating element was not installed and may impact the calibration of the Occupant Classification System.
The risk
The front passenger air bag may fail to deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will install a heating element, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB0.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Porsche Cayenne | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Porsche Cayenne S | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Porsche Cayenne | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Porsche Cayenne S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Porsche Redundant Cayenne E-Hybrid | 0 | 3 | 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 21V318000.
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