NHTSA Campaign 12V329000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
NHTSA campaign 12V329000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger. The repair is free.
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V329000 with NHTSA on July 12, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V329000, NHTSA lists up to 270 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V329000 were scheduled from September 19, 2012, 69 days after the report.
12V329000 covers 2 models from Porsche, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V329000 ranks 14 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 PANAMERA TURBO, 2012 PANAMERA TURBO S, AND 2012 CAYENNE TURBO VEHICLES. THE TURBINE WHEEL OF A TURBOCHARGER MAY FRACTURE DUE TO A CASTING DEFECT. IF A FRACTURE OCCURS, VEHICLE PERFORMANCE WILL BE DECREASED AND THE TURBINE SHAFT MAY FRACTURE.
- The risk
- IF THE SHAFT FRACTURES, OIL MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, RESULTING IN SMOKE AND THE INCREASED RISK OF A FIRE.
- The fix
- PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TURBINE WHEELS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
- Notes
- PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS AC04.
Reported July 12, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V329000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V329000, 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: July 12, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted