2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S. The newest campaign is 12V107000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Mar 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 12V107000, in the NHTSA record
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with a new fuel line, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 26, 2012. Owners may contact porsche at 1-800-767-7243.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,467 units in total.
12V107000Received . 1,232 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Porsche is recalling certain model year 2012 911 carrera s vehicles manufactured from october 26, 2011, through january 24, 2012. Interference between a coolant line and a fuel line may cause the fuel line to become disconnected at the quick connector.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the fuel line becomes disconnected, a fuel leak may occur. A fuel leak could lead to the engine misfiring or stalling, increasing the risk of a crash. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with a new fuel line, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 26, 2012. Owners may contact porsche at 1-800-767-7243.
Report filed by PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number AC02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
11V409000Received . 235 units.
Seat Belts
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Porsche is recalling certain model year 2011 911 speedster and 911 gts rs 4.0; and model year 2012 boxster (including s and spyder); cayman (including s and r); 911 carrera (including s, gts, 4, 4s, and 4 gts); 911 targa 4 and targa 4s; and 911 turbo and turbo s models manufactured from may 31, 2011, through june 10, 2011. There is a possibility that the mounting holes in the seat belt anchor plates fitted to the vehicle are too small. If the hole diameter is too small, the anchor plate may not be able to rotate about the fastening bolt as designed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Should this occur, the seat belt may not be routed optimally around the occupant, or may potentially loosen at some point in the future increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchors and, if necessary, replace the seat belt. The repairs will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on september 2, 2011. Owners may contact porsche at 1-800-767-7243.
Report filed by PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number AB02. 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
1 complaint, 2 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Steering | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Feb 2014
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
- 20051
- 20061
- 20070
- 20122
- 20201
- 20210
- 20231
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera SThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/911-carrera-s/2012/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S?
- 1,467 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 911 Carrera S have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Porsche 911 Carrera S, model years 2005 to 2023. 2 of them name the 2012 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S name most often?
- Steering: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.