NHTSA Campaign 18V898000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 18V898000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 18V898000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V898000, NHTSA lists up to 17,667 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 18V898000 were scheduled from March 21, 2019, 92 days after the report.
18V898000 covers 1 model from Porsche, model years 2017–2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V898000 ranks 18 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V898000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 1 other recall on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Porsche Panamera, Panamera 4, Panamera 4S, Panamera Turbo, Panamera 4S Executive, Panamera Turbo Executive, 2018 Panamera 4 Executive, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive, Panamera S E-Hybrid Executive, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, and Panamera Turbo S Sport Turismo vehicles. A software failure may result in an intermittent loss of electric power steering assist.
- The risk
- An intermittent loss of power steering assist can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the power steering control unit, free of charge. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AJ13.
Reported December 19, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V898000 (2)
Porsche (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V898000, 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 19, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted