NHTSA Campaign 17V133000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 17V133000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 17V133000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V133000, NHTSA lists up to 17,871 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 4, 2014 and June 1, 2015.
The 17V133000 report reached NHTSA 21 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V133000 were scheduled from June 28, 2017, 118 days after the report.
17V133000 covers 3 models from Porsche, model years 2015–2017.
Owners of the model years 17V133000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V133000 vehicles, the 2016 Porsche Macan S has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V133000 ranks 17 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V133000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V133000 was 16V946000, reported on December 30, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Macan S and Macan Turbo and 2017 Macan GTS vehicles. The passenger occupant detection sensor mat may fail in the front passenger seat, deactivating the front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag does not deploy as intended, the front passenger has an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor mat and seat cushion, free of charge. The recall began June 28, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH02.
Reported March 2, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V133000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V133000, 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: March 2, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted