Porsche 911, Panamera, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid and others: Seat belts

Date

Aug. 4, 2021

Filed by

Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

Vehicles

Porsche 911 (2021); Porsche Panamera (2021); Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid (2021); Porsche Panamera 4S (2021); Porsche Panamera GTS (2021); Porsche Panamera Turbo S (2021); Porsche Taycan (2021)

Component

Seat Belts; Seat Belts › Front › Retractor; Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Retractor

Description of the defect

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 911 Carrera Coupe, 911 Carrera S Coupe, 911 Carrera 4 Coupe, 911 Carrera 4S Coupe, 911 Turbo Coupe, 911 Turbo S Coupe, Panamera, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Panamera 4S, Panamera GTS, Panamera Turbo S, Taycan, Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo, and Taycan Turbo S vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Potentially affected

4924

What can happen

An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB6.

Recall notes

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.nhtsa.gov.

Owner notification date

Oct. 1, 2021

Manufacturer campaign number

AMB6

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 971857706A; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 992857706J; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 992857706M; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 992857706P; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 9J1857706G; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 9J1857706J; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 9J1857805J; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 9J1857806J; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 9J1857807E; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 9Y0857807A

Recall number

21V608000

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.