The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2014 Cayman and Cayman S, 2014-2016 911 GT3, 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R, 2018 911 GT3 and 911 GT2 RS and 2019 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3, and 911 GT2 RS vehicles. The Child Restraint System (CRS) instructions within the Owner's Manual may not provide enough specificity for proper installation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
The risk
Improper CRS installation increases the risk of an injury to the occupant in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will provide a an Owner's Manual supplement with proper CRS installation instructions, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKC0.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche 911 GT2 RS | 2018, 2019 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 2016, 2019 |
| Porsche 911 R | 2016 |
| Porsche Cayman | 2014 |
Components: CHILD SEAT | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
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 GT2 RS | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT2 RS | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 R | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche Cayman | 2014 | 7 | 4 |
Other child seat recalls in 2019
2 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the child seat; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
| 19V823000 18 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019