The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 Cayenne and Cayenne S vehicles. A software failure may cause the rearview camera image display to be delayed in responding. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
The risk
A rearview camera display that does not function as designed can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the car, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the related software, free of charge. The recall began April 19, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA0.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche Cayenne | 2019 |
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
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 Cayenne | 2019 | 46 | 6 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2019
12 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the back over prevention; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
| 19V886000 12 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V749000 18 Oct 2019 | Collins Bus Corporation |
| 19V684000 27 Sept 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V654000 12 Sept 2019 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 19V620000 22 Aug 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V603000 15 Aug 2019 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 19V576000 6 Aug 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V276000 9 Apr 2019 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019