NHTSA Campaign 13V502000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V502000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 13V502000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V502000, NHTSA lists up to 81 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 2, 2013 and September 23, 2013.
The 13V502000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V502000 were scheduled from December 11, 2013, 55 days after the report.
13V502000 covers 3 models from Porsche, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 13V502000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V502000 vehicles, the 2014 Porsche Cayman has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V502000 ranks 67 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V502000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014 Boxster, Boxster S, Cayman, Cayman S and 911 Carrera (S, Cabriolet, S Cabriolet, 4, 4S, 4 Cabriolet, 4s Cabriolet) vehicles manufactured September 2, 2013, through September 23, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seats may be equipped with defective wiring harnesses resulting in intermittent contact with the harness plug.
- The risk
- The intermittent plug may cause the passenger seat frontal and knee airbags may be deactivated. In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, this may increase the risk of injury to the front passenger.
- The fix
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-770-290-3500. Porsche's recall number is AD04.
Reported October 17, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V502000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V502000, 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: October 17, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted