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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Porsche Boxster S Recalls

The 2001 Porsche Boxster S has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Porsche Boxster S. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 Porsche Boxster S, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2001 Porsche Boxster S

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
22V656000
Reported
August 30, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 222,858
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 Boxster S, 20 other models

22V656000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
03V004000
Reported
January 23, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 12,234
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Boxster S, 1 other model

03V004000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Porsche Boxster S complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2001 Porsche Boxster S, the newest on August 18, 2008. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2001 Porsche Boxster S, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the fuel system, other (50%).

None of the 2001 Porsche Boxster S's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Fuel System, Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Porsche Boxster S received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20031
20081

Complaints about the 2001 Porsche Boxster S peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2001 Porsche Boxster S are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Porsche Boxster S by model year

Other 2001 Porsche models

Newest record on this page: August 30, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted