The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 Taycan Turbo, 2021 Taycan, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, 2022 Taycan, Taycan Turbo, Taycan GTS, Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, 2020-2022 Taycan 4S and Taycan Turbo S, and 2023 Taycan vehicles. When there is an unbelted passenger, the seat belt warning light and audible chime will not activate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
A malfunctioning seat belt warning system may not alert the passenger to buckle their seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA2.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche Taycan | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 2022 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 2021, 2022 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS | 2022 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2020, 2022 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turism | 2022 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
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 Taycan | 2021 | 71 | 21 |
| Porsche Taycan | 2022 | 80 | 12 |
| Porsche Taycan | 2023 | 21 | 11 |
| Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turism | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
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178 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the electrical system; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
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