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NHTSA Campaign 21V608000

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

NHTSA campaign 21V608000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: retractor. The repair is free.

Porsche Cars North America, Inc filed the report for 21V608000 with NHTSA on August 4, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 21V608000, NHTSA lists up to 4,924 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 21V608000 were scheduled from October 1, 2021, 58 days after the report.

21V608000 covers 4 models from Porsche, model years 2021.

By potentially affected vehicles, 21V608000 ranks 30 of 86 Porsche Cars North America, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 21V608000, Porsche Cars North America, Inc has 5 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 21V608000 was 18V751000, reported on October 24, 2018.

What this recall covers

The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 911 Carrera Coupe, 911 Carrera S Coupe, 911 Carrera 4 Coupe, 911 Carrera 4S Coupe, 911 Turbo Coupe, 911 Turbo S Coupe, Panamera, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Panamera 4S, Panamera GTS, Panamera Turbo S, Taycan, Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo, and Taycan Turbo S vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB6.

Reported August 4, 2021

Vehicles covered by 21V608000 (4)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V608000, 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: August 4, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted