Porsche Cars N.A. Inc.: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Porsche Cars N.A. Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 15, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,451. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
LUGGAGE IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND OR PLASTIC TRIM SURROUNDING THE SAFETY LATCH MAY PREVENT THE LATCH ON THE FRONT HOOD FROM PROPERLY LOCKING.
The risk
LATCH FAILURE COULD CAUSE HOOD TO OPEN AND OBSTRUCT THEDRIVER'S FRONT VIEW WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE PLASTIC TRIM PIECE AND INSTALL A BRACKET BEHIND THE SAFETY LATCH TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Porsche 911 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Porsche Cabrio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Porsche Carrera 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Porsche Carrera 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Porsche Coupe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Porsche Targa | 0 | 1 | 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 91V012000.
Full record for the 1990 Porsche 911 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →