Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 911 Carrera GTS, 911 Carrera T and others: Air bags

Date

Oct. 25, 2023

Filed by

Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

Vehicles

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)

Component

Air Bags

Description of 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.

Potentially affected

2923

What can happen

Air bags that deploy unnecessarily can increase the risk of injury.

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.

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

Dec. 11, 2023

Manufacturer campaign number

APB3

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Airbag Control Unit · The airbag control unit is responsible for airbag deployment. · NA

Recall number

23V715000

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.