NHTSA Campaign 08V076000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 08V076000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V076000 with NHTSA on February 20, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V076000, NHTSA lists up to 5,573 potentially affected vehicles.
The 08V076000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V076000 were scheduled from February 15, 2008.
08V076000 covers 1 model from Porsche, model years 2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V076000 ranks 6 of 18 PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V076000, PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 08V076000 was 04V068000, reported on February 18, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- PORSCHE IS RECALLING 5,573 MY 2008 CAYENNE V6 VEHICLES. A FUEL LINE IN THE PLENUM PANEL AREA MAY CONTACT THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT COVER. RELATIVE MOVEMENTS OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING MAY CAUSE KNOCKING NOISES AND CHAFING ON THE FUEL LINE. A FUEL LEAK MAY DEVELOP.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE FUEL LINE AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL SPACER RING FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
- Notes
- PORSCHE RECALL NO. A803.
Reported February 20, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V076000 (1)
Porsche (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V076000, 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 20, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted