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2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The newest campaign is 19V875000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Dec 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Child Seat. NHTSA has no 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.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V875000, in the NHTSA record

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will provide a an Owner's Manual supplement with proper CRS installation instructions, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKC0.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 15,621 units in total.

  1. 19V875000Received . 15,501 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2014 Cayman and Cayman S, 2014-2016 911 GT3, 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R, 2018 911 GT3 and 911 GT2 RS and 2019 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3, and 911 GT2 RS vehicles. The Child Restraint System (CRS) instructions within the Owner's Manual may not provide enough specificity for proper installation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Improper CRS installation increases the risk of an injury to the occupant in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will provide a an Owner's Manual supplement with proper CRS installation instructions, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKC0.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AKC0. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 17V134000Received . 120 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH03.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AH03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

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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

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.

  1. 20081
  2. 20101
  3. 20112
  4. 20162
  5. 20191
  6. 20231

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/911-gt3-rs/2016/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS?
15,621 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 GT3 RS have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, model years 2008 to 2023. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.