NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Porsche Cayenne Recalls
The 2006 Porsche Cayenne has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Porsche Cayenne. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 41
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2006 Porsche Cayenne, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2006 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, 2008–2014, 2016–2017 Cayenne, 20 other models
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 2004–2005, 2008–2010 Cayenne, 9 other models
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 2004–2005 Cayenne, 2 other models
2006 Porsche Cayenne complaints by year
NHTSA has received 41 owner complaints about the 2006 Porsche Cayenne, the newest on January 20, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Porsche Cayenne, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (32%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (20%) and the power train (20%).
1 of the 2006 Porsche Cayenne's 3 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2006 Porsche Cayenne owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System13
- Fuel System, Gasoline8
- Power Train8
- Electrical System6
- Air Bags4
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Porsche Cayenne peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 14. 10% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 41 complaints about the 2006 Porsche Cayenne are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Porsche Cayenne by model year
Other 2006 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: January 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted