Recall Register

2016 Porsche 911: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Porsche 911. The newest campaign is 19V533000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Jul 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module. 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, 19V533000, in the NHTSA record

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB4.
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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. 7,637 units in total.

  1. 19V533000Received . 7,517 units.

    Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB4.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AKB4. 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.

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 2016 Porsche 911
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. 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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Porsche 911: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/911/2016/. 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
29 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 2016 Porsche 911?
7,637 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 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Porsche 911 open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.