NHTSA Campaign 11V409000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 11V409000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V409000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V409000, NHTSA lists up to 235 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 31, 2011 and June 10, 2011.
The 11V409000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V409000 were scheduled from September 2, 2011, 28 days after the report.
11V409000 covers 12 models from Porsche, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V409000 ranks 15 of 18 PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V409000, PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 11V409000 was 10V141000, reported on April 8, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.
- The risk
- SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.
- The fix
- PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
- Notes
- PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS AB02.
Reported August 5, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V409000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V409000, 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: August 5, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted