NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Porsche Boxster Recalls
The 2003 Porsche Boxster has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Porsche Boxster. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2003 Porsche Boxster, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2003 Porsche Boxster
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 2001–2002, 2004 Boxster, 20 other models
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 Boxster, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Boxster, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Boxster, 46 other models
2003 Porsche Boxster complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster, the newest on May 13, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster, the component group named most often is the power train (25%), followed by the air bags (8%) and the engine (8%).
1 of the 2003 Porsche Boxster's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Porsche Boxster owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 18,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train3
- Air Bags1
- Engine1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Seats1
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 2. 25% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 12 complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Porsche Boxster by model year
Other 2003 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: May 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted