The defect
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."
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche Cayenne | 2019, 2020 |
| Porsche Panamera | 2017, 2018 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 |
| Porsche Cayenne | 2020 | 24 | 4 |
| Porsche Panamera | 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| Porsche Panamera | 2018 | 12 | 6 |
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.
| 19V925000 30 Dec 2019 | Toyne Inc. |
| 19V893000 16 Dec 2019 | Foretravel, Inc. |
| 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) |
| 19V640000 30 Aug 2019 | Lion Electric Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019