NHTSA Campaign 04V593000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 04V593000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V593000 with NHTSA on December 15, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 04V593000, NHTSA lists up to 31,000 potentially affected vehicles.
The 04V593000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V593000 were scheduled from May 17, 2005, 153 days after the report.
04V593000 covers 3 models from Porsche, model years 2003–2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V593000 ranks 1 of 18 PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V593000, PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V593000 was 04V231000, reported on May 17, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER CARS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." ALL THREE REAR SEAT POSITIONS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER POSITION ARE EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS THAT HAVE A LOCKING FEATURE WHICH CONVERTS THE RETRACTOR FROM AN EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTOR (ELR) MODE TO AN AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR (ALR) MODE FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION. THE BELT MAY DEACTIVATE THE ALR MODE WITH CERTAIN CHILD RESTRAINTS.
- The risk
- WHEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE CHILD RESTRAINTS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY INSTALL A CLIP IN EITHER OF THE AFFECTED REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS AND PROVIDE AN OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT. THE CLIPS WILL PREVENT UNWARRANTED CONVERSION FROM ALR TO ELR MODE WITH CHILD SEAT INSTALLATION. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 17, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
- Notes
- PORSCHE RECALL NO. A506.
Reported December 15, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V593000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V593000, 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: December 15, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted