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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Porsche 911 Targa 4 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Porsche 911 Targa 4, across 2 model years from 2012 to 2017. The 2017 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Model years
2

2012–2017, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2017

2 recalls

Owner complaints
0

all model years, NHTSA

The component recalled most often on the Porsche 911 Targa 4 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 1 model-year listing.

The newest Porsche 911 Targa 4 recall, 17V134000, was reported on March 2, 2017 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.

Porsche 911 Targa 4 years to avoid

Too few Porsche 911 Targa 4 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Porsche 911 Targa 4, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201720—not ranked
201210—not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Porsche 911 Targa 4 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Porsche 911 Targa 4

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
  • SEAT BELTS1

Porsche 911 Targa 4 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Porsche 911 Targa 4 recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Porsche 911 Targa 4, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
17V134000March 2, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2017crash and injury120
17V054000January 25, 2017fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2017fire4,090
11V409000August 5, 2011seat belts2012crash and injury235

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Porsche 911 Targa 4. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: March 2, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted