NHTSA Campaign 04V069000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NHTSA campaign 04V069000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: front underhood. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V069000 with NHTSA on February 18, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V069000, NHTSA lists up to 10,637 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 21, 2002 and July 19, 2003.
The 04V069000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V069000 were scheduled from March 29, 2004, 40 days after the report.
04V069000 covers 2 models from Porsche, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V069000 ranks 5 of 18 PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED. DAMAGE TO THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS CAN LEAD TO THE FAILURE OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.
- The risk
- IN EXTREME CASES, TO A CABLE FIRE BENEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE WIRING HARNESS. OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
Reported February 18, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V069000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V069000, 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: February 18, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted