NHTSA Campaign 16V946000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 16V946000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 16V946000 with NHTSA on December 30, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V946000, NHTSA lists up to 85 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 30, 2016 and October 21, 2016.
The 16V946000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V946000 were scheduled from March 27, 2017, 87 days after the report.
16V946000 covers 2 models from Porsche, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V946000 ranks 66 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V946000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2017 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman, 718 Cayman S, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, and 911 Turbo Cabriolet vehicles. The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
- The risk
- If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG10.
Reported December 30, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V946000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V946000, 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: December 30, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted