The defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Taycan, 2020-2024 Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo, 2021-2023 Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, 2022-2023 Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo, 2023 Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo, 2022-2024 Taycan GTS, Taycan GTS Sport Turismo, and 2020-2023 Taycan Turbo S vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery modules.
The risk
A short circuit in the battery increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the repair has been completed. Dealers will analyze the battery data and replace the high-voltage battery modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 9, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARA5.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche Taycan | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 2022, 2023 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
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 | 2024 | 9 | 6 |
| Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
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178 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the electrical system; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. filed 109 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024