The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Porsche 911, Boxster, and Cayman vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation.
The risk
A failure of the hood latching mechanism may cause the hood to suddenly open during vehicle operation and will severely impede the driver's ability to see out the front windshield, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock on the front hood, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AE04.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche 911 | 2014, 2015 |
| Porsche Boxster | 2014, 2015 |
| Porsche Cayman | 2014, 2015 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche 911 | 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 | 2015 | 8 | 1 |
| Porsche Boxster | 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| Porsche Boxster | 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| Porsche Cayman | 2014 | 7 | 4 |
| Porsche Cayman | 2015 | 4 | 2 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2014
18 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
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| 14V487000 7 Aug 2014 | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
| 14V467000 31 Jul 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V202000 17 Apr 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V093000 27 Feb 2014 | Northwest Custom Campers |
| 14V076000 20 Feb 2014 | Intercontinental Truck Body |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014