The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2023 911 Turbo S, 2022 911 Turbo, 2022-2023 911 GT3 Touring, 911 GT3, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 2022-2024 911 Carrera GTS, 2023 911 GT3 RS, 911 Dakar, and 2024 911 Carrera T vehicles equipped with optional full bucket seats. The seat-mounted air bags may deploy unnecessarily during a crash.
The risk
Air bags that deploy unnecessarily can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 11, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APB3.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS | 2022, 2023 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera GTS | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera T | 2024 |
| Porsche 911 Dakar | 2023 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2022, 2023 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 2023 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 Touring | 2022, 2023 |
| Porsche 911 Turbo | 2022 |
| Porsche 911 Turbo S | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: AIR BAGS
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 Carrera 4 GTS | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera GTS | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera GTS | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera GTS | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera T | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 Dakar | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 Touring | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 Touring | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 Turbo | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 Turbo S | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 Turbo S | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Porsche 911 Turbo S | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
Other air bags recalls in 2023
34 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the air bags; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
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| 23V865000 20 Dec 2023 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 23V837000 12 Dec 2023 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 23V797000 24 Nov 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 23V780000 21 Nov 2023 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 23V671000 4 Oct 2023 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023