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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Porsche Cayenne Recalls

The 2004 Porsche Cayenne has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Porsche Cayenne. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
38

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Porsche Cayenne, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2004 Porsche Cayenne

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 2003, 2005–2006, 2008–2014, 2016–2017 Cayenne, 20 other models

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

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)

Campaign
19V446000
Reported
June 12, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 99,665
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005–2006, 2008–2010 Cayenne, 9 other models

19V446000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
17V576000
Reported
September 20, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 50,145
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2005–2006 Cayenne, 2 other models

17V576000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
04V593000
Reported
December 15, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 31,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005 Cayenne, 2 other models

04V593000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: rear/other

Campaign
04V231000
Reported
May 17, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 19,175
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

04V231000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
04V071000
Reported
February 18, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 4,099
Same campaign
only the 2004 Porsche Cayenne

04V071000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Porsche Cayenne complaints by year

NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2004 Porsche Cayenne, the newest on August 24, 2023. Of these, 3 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire.

In complaints about the 2004 Porsche Cayenne, the component group named most often is the power train (26%), followed by the engine (24%) and the fuel/propulsion system (21%).

2 of the 2004 Porsche Cayenne's 6 recalls also concern the power train.

Where 2004 Porsche Cayenne owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 91,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train10
  • Engine9
  • Fuel/Propulsion System8
  • Electrical System6
  • Air Bags3
  • Exterior Lighting3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Porsche Cayenne received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20042
20052
20061
20081
20101
20126
20142
20152
20161
20173
20185
20193
20201
20213
20223
20232

Complaints about the 2004 Porsche Cayenne peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 6. 13% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 38 complaints about the 2004 Porsche Cayenne are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Porsche Cayenne by model year

Other 2004 Porsche models

Newest record on this page: August 24, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted