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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Porsche Cayenne Recalls

The 2020 Porsche Cayenne has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 19, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Porsche Cayenne. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2020 Porsche Cayenne, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2020 Porsche Cayenne

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
25V896000
Reported
December 19, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 172,107
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2019, 2021–2024 Cayenne, 3 other models

25V896000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats

Campaign
21V318000
Reported
May 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 136
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2021 Cayenne, 3 other models

21V318000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines

Campaign
20V271000
Reported
May 13, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 1,805
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2020 Porsche Cayenne

20V271000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign
19V735000
Reported
October 16, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 44,128
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
Same campaign
also 2019 Cayenne, 1 other model

19V735000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Porsche Cayenne complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2020 Porsche Cayenne, the newest on September 9, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2020 Porsche Cayenne, the component group named most often is the engine (29%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the service brakes (21%).

1 of the 2020 Porsche Cayenne's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine7
  • Unknown Or Other7
  • Electrical System5
  • Service Brakes5
  • Power Train4
  • Air Bags3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Porsche Cayenne received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20213
20223
20231
20243
20253
202611

Complaints about the 2020 Porsche Cayenne peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 11. 29% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

The 24 complaints about the 2020 Porsche Cayenne are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Porsche Cayenne by model year

Other 2020 Porsche models

Newest record on this page: September 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted