NHTSA Recall # | 141880 |
NHTSA Compaign # | 19V735000 |
MFG Compaign # | AKB8 |
Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
Supplier | PORSCHE |
Brand | PORSCHE |
Model | CAYENNE |
Model Year | 2020 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL |
Date of notification | 13/12/19 |
Begin date of manufacuring | 04/04/18 |
End date of manufacturing | 02/08/19 |
Type of recall | V |
Recall initiator | MFR |
Report received | 16/10/19 |
Report created | 16/10/19 |
Regulation part number | |
FMV safety standard number | 135 |
Estimated number of affected units | 44128 |
Defect summary | Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2017 panamera 4, panamera turbo, panamera turbo executive, 2017-2018 panamera, panamera 4s executive, panamera 4s, 2018 panamera turbo s hybrid, panamera 4 hybrid sport turismo, panamera 4 sport turismo, panamera turbo s hybrid sport turismo, panamera 4 hybrid, panamera 4 executive, 2019 cayenne hybrid, 2019-2020 cayenne, cayenne s, cayenne turbo, 2020 cayenne coupe, cayenne turbo coupe, and cayenne s coupe vehicles. The instrument cluster may not provide a visual warning when the brake pads are worn out. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 135, "light vehicle brake systems." |
Consequence summary | If the driver is not alerted when brake pads are worn out, the vehicle may not respond as expected when braking, increasing the risk of crash. |
Corrective action | Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall is began december 13, 2019. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is akb8. Note: this recall supersedes recall 19v115 and includes vehicles that were previously remedied under that campaign. |
Recall notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153). |