The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 Panamera 4 Executive, Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Hybrid, Panamera 4 Hybrid Executive, Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Executive, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo and Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Sport Turismo vehicles, 2017-2018 Panamera, Panamera 4, Panamera Turbo Executive, Panamera 4S, Panamera Turbo and Panamera 4S Executive vehicles and 2019 Cayenne S and Cayenne 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."
The risk
If the driver is not alerted when brake pads are worn out, the driver may lose control of the vehicle while attempting to brake, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster 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 AKA1/AKA0.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | SERVICE BRAKES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other service brakes recalls in 2019
27 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the service brakes; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
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| 19V890000 12 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V889000 12 Dec 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V874000 10 Dec 2019 | Marion Body Works Inc. |
| 19V761000 24 Oct 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V758000 24 Oct 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V735000 16 Oct 2019 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019