Recall Register

1977 Porsche 911: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1977 Porsche 911. The newest campaign is 78V113000. NHTSA received the report on 22 May 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. 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.

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, 78V113000, in the NHTSA record

A plastic identification label will be permanently affixed to the instrument panel.
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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. 4,300 units in total.

  1. 78V113000Received . 1,500 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles, the identification of the functions of the automatic speed control system was omitted. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, "controls and displays".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    A plastic identification label will be permanently affixed to the instrument panel.

    Report filed by PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC..

  2. 77V166000Received . 2,800 units.

    Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The installation of the vpc air conditioner requires replacement of the standard heater hose with a special hose. This hose may have been pushed too far into the heat exchanger and may come into contact with the exhaust pipe.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the aluminum-paper-aluminum hose with an all-aluminum hose without charge to owner.

    Report filed by PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.. 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 1977 Porsche 911
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP78036Defect petitionENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES RE: 7805110002,Engine and Engine Cooling11 May 19785 Sep 1978

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. 19661
  2. 19671
  3. 19693
  4. 19703
  5. 19721
  6. 19733
  7. 19743
  8. 19752
  9. 19762
  10. 19772
  11. 19781
  12. 19792
  13. 19831
  14. 19841
  15. 19870
  16. 19880
  17. 19895
  18. 19904
  19. 19914
  20. 19924
  21. 19932
  22. 19941
  23. 19950
  24. 19963
  25. 19970
  26. 19980
  27. 19991
  28. 20001
  29. 20010
  30. 20020
  31. 20030
  32. 20141
  33. 20151
  34. 20162
  35. 20173
  36. 20181
  37. 20191
  38. 20202
  39. 20216
  40. 20224
  41. 20235
  42. 20243
  43. 20252

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. 1977 Porsche 911: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/911/1977/. 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 N.A. INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1977 Porsche 911?
4,300 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 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 45 recall campaigns for the Porsche 911, model years 1966 to 2025. 2 of them name the 1977 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1977 Porsche 911 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.