NHTSA Campaign 17V134000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V134000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 17V134000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V134000, NHTSA lists up to 120 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 7, 2016 and October 25, 2016.
The 17V134000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V134000 were scheduled from May 15, 2017, 74 days after the report.
17V134000 covers 5 models from Porsche, model years 2016–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V134000 ranks 63 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V134000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V134000 was 16V946000, reported on December 30, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
- The risk
- If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal 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 bags, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH03.
Reported March 2, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V134000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V134000, 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