Recall Register

2018 Porsche 718 Cayman: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman. The newest campaign is 19V179000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Mar 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V179000, in the NHTSA record

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the air bag sensors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA4.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 14,805 units in total.

  1. 19V179000Received . 417 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 718 Boxster, Boxster S and Boxster GTS, 718 Cayman, Cayman S and Cayman GTS, 911 Carrera, Carrera T, Targa 4 GTS, Carrera 4, Carrera S, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera S Cabriolet, Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Carrera GTS Cabriolet, Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Targa 4, Targa 4S, Turbo, Turbo S, Turbo S Exclusive Series, Turbo Cabriolet, Turbo S Cabriolet and GT3 vehicles. The side air bag impact sensors may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the air bag sensors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA4.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AKA4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 19V113000Received . 14,388 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2019 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles and 2018-2019 718 Boxster GTS and 2018-2019 718 Cayman GTS vehicles. In the event of a crash, a crossmember may detach from the luggage compartment bracket, possibly causing a fuel leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will secure the crossmember with additional rivets, free of charge. The recall began April 19, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA3.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AKA3. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20161
  2. 20174
  3. 20182
  4. 20191
  5. 20241

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/718-cayman/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman?
14,805 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Porsche 718 Cayman have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Porsche 718 Cayman, model years 2016 to 2024. 2 of them name the 2018 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.