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Porsche seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.

NHTSA campaign 16V-946 · Reported December 30, 2016 · 85 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Porsche 718 Boxster, 718 Cayman and 911
VEHICLES AFFECTED
85
REMEDY
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. reported a problem with the air bags side/window. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-946.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017Porsche 718 Boxster
2017Porsche 718 Cayman
2017Porsche 911

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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