NHTSA Campaign 12V065000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 12V065000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V065000 with NHTSA on February 21, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V065000, NHTSA lists up to 20,278 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2010 and January 31, 2012.
The 12V065000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V065000 were scheduled from March 9, 2012, 17 days after the report.
12V065000 covers 4 models from Porsche, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 12V065000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V065000 vehicles, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V065000 ranks 2 of 18 PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CAYENNE, CAYENNE S, CAYENNE S HYBRID, AND CAYENNE TURBO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 8, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2012 BECAUSE THE HEADLAMPS MAY COME LOOSE AND DETACH FROM THE FENDER.
- The risk
- A DETACHED HEADLIGHT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP LOCKING ASSEMBLIES, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
- Notes
- PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS AC01.
Reported February 21, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V065000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V065000, 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 21, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted