NHTSA Campaign 10V141000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 10V141000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V141000 with NHTSA on April 8, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V141000, NHTSA lists up to 3,176 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 4, 2009 and February 15, 2010.
The 10V141000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V141000 were scheduled from April 30, 2010, 22 days after the report.
10V141000 covers 1 model from Porsche, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V141000 ranks 9 of 18 PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V141000, PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 10V141000 was 04V593000, reported on December 15, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- PORSCHE HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 PANAMERA S, 4S AND TURBO 4-DOOR SEDAN. IF THE FRONT SEATS ARE ADJUSTED TOWARDS AN EXTREME POSITION, RESULTING IN UNFAVORABLE TOLERANCE OF THE MATING COMPONENTS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FUNCTION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE SEAT BELT MOUNT CAN NO LONGER BE GUARANTEED. THE SEAT BELT MOUNT COULD DETACH FROM THE ANCHORING SYSTEM WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENED OR OPENED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR THE SEAT OCCUPANT, WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL LOCKING ELEMENT INSTALLED ON THE SEAT BELT ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
- Notes
- PORSCHE RECALL NO. AA01.
Reported April 8, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V141000 (1)
Porsche (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V141000, 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: April 8, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted