NHTSA Campaign 18V318000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 18V318000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 18V318000 with NHTSA on May 16, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V318000, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 22, 2018 and January 22, 2018.
The 18V318000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V318000 were scheduled from July 27, 2018, 72 days after the report.
18V318000 covers 2 models from Porsche, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 18V318000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V318000 vehicles, the 2018 Porsche Macan has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V318000 ranks 81 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V318000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V318000 was 13V506000, reported on October 17, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 Porsche Macan S and Macan vehicles. These vehicles have a control unit that may fail and prevent safety-related functions such as driver display alerts and possibly impair drivability and post-crash functions.
- The risk
- Failure of the control unit may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 27, 2018. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AJ05.
Reported May 16, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V318000 (2)
Porsche (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V318000, 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: May 16, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted