Porsche 911 Carrera: Seat belts

Date

Feb. 26, 2013

Filed by

US Specs

Vehicles

Porsche 911 Carrera (2002)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

Component

Seat Belts; Seat Belts › Front › Retractor

Description of the defect

US Specs is recalling one 2002 Porsche Carrera 911. This vehicle fails to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." After performing conformity-related modifications for the US market, this vehicle was released with passenger seatbelts that lack the required Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) function.

Potentially affected

1

What can happen

Without the ALR function, the seatbelts do not allow for the secure installation of a child restraint, which can increase the risk of injury to a child during a crash.

Remedy

US Specs will notify the owner and replace all of the passenger seat belts, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact US Specs at 1-443-502-2331.

Recall notes

US Specs' campaign recall number is SB101.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

April 22, 2013

Manufacturer campaign number

SB101

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

13V064000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.