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Porsche official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

NHTSA campaign 12V-065 · Reported February 21, 2012 · 20,278 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Porsche Cayenne
VEHICLES AFFECTED
20,278
REMEDY
PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP LOCKING ASSEMBLIES, FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported a problem with the exterior lighting headlights. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

WHY IT MATTERS

A DETACHED HEADLIGHT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP LOCKING ASSEMBLIES, FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-065.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011–2012Porsche Cayenne

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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