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Porsche brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a circlip, allowing the pivot pin to move and the brake pedal to dislodge.

NHTSA campaign 16V-169 · Reported March 23, 2016 · 88,300 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Porsche Cayenne
VEHICLES AFFECTED
88,300
REMEDY
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal assembly circlip, installing any missing circlips, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic pedals and linkages. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a circlip, allowing the pivot pin to move and the brake pedal to dislodge.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal assembly circlip, installing any missing circlips, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-169.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011–2016Porsche 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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