NHTSA Campaign 13V506000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 13V506000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 13V506000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V506000, NHTSA lists up to 207 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 27, 2013 and July 10, 2013.
The 13V506000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V506000 were scheduled from December 5, 2013, 49 days after the report.
13V506000 covers 1 model from Porsche, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 13V506000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V506000 vehicles, the 2014 Porsche Cayenne has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V506000 ranks 55 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V506000, 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 2013-2014 Cayenne and Cayenne GTS, model year 2013 Cayenne Diesel and model year 2014 Cayenne S, S Hybrid, Turbo, and Turbo S vehicles manufactured May 27, 2013, through July 10, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the calculated range of the remaining fuel displayed on the instrument cluster may be higher than the actual range. Additionally, the fuel level indicated by the fuel gauge may also be higher than actual amount in the tank.
- The risk
- The fuel display inaccuracies may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software free of charge. The recall began on December 5, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's recall number is AD03.
Reported October 17, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V506000 (2)
Porsche (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V506000, 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