NHTSA Campaign 21V131000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
NHTSA campaign 21V131000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger. The repair is free.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 21V131000 with NHTSA on March 3, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V131000, NHTSA lists up to 39,547 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V131000 were scheduled from October 25, 2021, 236 days after the report.
21V131000 covers 4 models from Porsche, model years 2015–2018.
Owners of the model years 21V131000 covers have filed at least 43 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V131000 vehicles, the 2017 Porsche Macan has the most (21).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V131000 ranks 10 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V131000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 21V131000 was 19V533000, reported on July 17, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Macan, Macan Turbo Kits, Macan GTS, 2015-2018 Macan S, and Macan Turbo vehicles. The front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat may degrade and fail to detect a passenger in the front seat.
- The risk
- The air bag will not deploy during a crash if a front passenger is undetected, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor mat and seat cushion, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA2.
Reported March 3, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V131000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V131000, 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 3, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted