2003 Porsche Boxster S: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Porsche Boxster S. The newest campaign is 22V656000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Aug 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights. NHTSA has 7 complaints 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, 22V656000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ANB4.
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. 235,092 units in total.
22V656000Received . 222,858 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all affected models and model years. The caps that cover the low-beam headlight horizontal adjustment screws are missing, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Improperly adjusted headlights may not illuminate the road properly, or cause a glare to oncoming drivers, which can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ANB4.
Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number ANB4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V004000Received . 12,234 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain 2-door convertible passenger vehicles equipped with the tiptronic (automatic) transmission may have been produced with an incorrectly adjusted key-lock-cable down to the shift selector. If the key-lock-cable is not adjusted correctly, it is possible that the ignition key will snag upon being removed fro the ignition lock or the slector lever can be shifted from position "p" with the ignition key removed and the locking button operated.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the selector lever is then shifted from position "p" to position "r, n or d" with the vehicle parked, and if the parking brake is not on, the vheicle will not be secured from inadvertenly rolling away, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the cable adjustment and, regardless of the results of this inspection, the key-lock-cable must also be adjusted. Owner notification began july 15, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039.
Report filed by PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number A305. 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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Complaints by component
7 complaints, 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 4 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Steering | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 14 Mar 2019
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.
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 2003 Porsche Boxster SThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Porsche Boxster S: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/boxster-s/2003/. 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 2003 Porsche Boxster S?
- 235,092 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 Boxster S have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Porsche Boxster S, model years 2000 to 2014. 2 of them name the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Porsche Boxster S name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 4 of 11 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Porsche Boxster S open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.