The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Macan S vehicles manufactured March 27, 2014, to October 27, 2015, and 2015-2016 Macan Turbo vehicles manufactured March 5, 2014, to October 27, 2015. The affected vehicles have a low pressure fuel line in the engine compartment that may leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install an improved low pressure fuel line, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. Porsche mailed an interim notification to owners on November 9, 2015 and will mail a second notice when parts are available. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AF06.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche Macan S | 2015, 2016 |
| Porsche Macan Turbo | 2015, 2016 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 Macan S | 2015 | 8 | 5 |
| Porsche Macan S | 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| Porsche Macan Turbo | 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| Porsche Macan Turbo | 2016 | 2 | 4 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2015
31 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
| 15V881000 28 Dec 2015 | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
| 15V849000 18 Dec 2015 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 15V812000 2 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V811000 1 Dec 2015 | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
| 15V793000 24 Nov 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V792000 24 Nov 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 15V712000 27 Oct 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V704000 26 Oct 2015 | Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015