NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Porsche Cayenne S Recalls
The 2012 Porsche Cayenne S has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Porsche Cayenne 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
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 Porsche Cayenne 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 2012 Porsche Cayenne 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 2003, 2011, 2013 Cayenne S, 20 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 12V065000
- Reported
- February 21, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,278
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Cayenne S, 3 other models
2012 Porsche Cayenne S complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne S, the newest on March 1, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne S, the component group named most often is the power train (83%), followed by the engine (17%).
None of the 2012 Porsche Cayenne S's 2 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train5
- Engine1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne S peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 3. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2012 Porsche Cayenne S are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Porsche Cayenne S by model year
Other 2012 Porsche models
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted