NHTSA Campaign 01V015000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
NHTSA campaign 01V015000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle). The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC filed the report for 01V015000 with NHTSA on January 23, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V015000, NHTSA lists up to 910 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 7, 2000 and November 28, 2000.
The 01V015000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V015000 were scheduled from February 1, 2001, 9 days after the report.
01V015000 covers 1 model from Porsche, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V015000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V015000 ranks 2 of 3 PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CLUTCH PRESSURE LINE COULD LEAK IN THE AREA OF ITS CONNECTION WITH THE CLUTCH CYLINDER.
- The risk
- A REDUCTION, OR COMPLETE LOSS, OF THE CLUTCH AND STEERING POWER ASSISTANCE COULD RESULT. IF LEAKING FLUID CONTACTS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THERE IS A RISK OF FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH PRESSURE LINE AND AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING BRACKET WILL BE INSTALLED ON VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE OCTOBER 13, 2000. VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER OCTOBER 13, 2000 HAS A NEW TYPE OF CLUTCH PRESSURE LINE. ON VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN OCTOBER 13 AND NOVEMBER 28, 2000, AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING BRACKET WILL BE INSTALLED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 1, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
Reported January 23, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V015000 (1)
Porsche (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V015000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 23, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted