NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Porsche Boxster S Recalls
The 2003 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 2003 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
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2003 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 2003 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 2001–2002 Boxster S, 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 S, 1 other model
2003 Porsche Boxster S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster S, the newest on March 14, 2019. Of these, 2 describe a crash (29%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster S, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (57%), followed by the air bags (14%) and the electrical system (14%).
None of the 2003 Porsche Boxster S's 2 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
- Power Train1
- Steering1
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster S peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 2. 14% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2003 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 2003 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted