NHTSA Campaign 04V071000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 04V071000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V071000 with NHTSA on February 18, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V071000, NHTSA lists up to 4,099 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 25, 2003 and November 17, 2003.
The 04V071000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V071000 were scheduled from May 3, 2004, 75 days after the report.
04V071000 covers 1 model from Porsche, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V071000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V071000 ranks 8 of 18 PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V071000, PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the power train on this site; the one before 04V071000 was 03V004000, reported on January 23, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY HAVE HAD A TRANSFER CASE INSTALLED THAT COULD, DUE TO CHANGES IN THE HOUSING CASTING, RESULT IN THE OIL PUMP ROTATION. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, OIL STARVATION OF THE INTERNAL GEARS MIGHT RESULT.
- The risk
- CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A FRACTURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE HOUSING. INCORRECT TORQUE WOULD THEN BE APPLIED TO THE DRIVEN WHEELS OR OIL COULD LEAK AND CONTACT THE TIRES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSFER CASE HOUSING AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
Reported February 18, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V071000 (1)
Porsche (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V071000, 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