1999 Porsche Boxster: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Porsche Boxster. The campaign is 03V004000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jan 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 28 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 03V004000, 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.
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
1 campaign. 12,234 units in total.
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: .
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Complaints by component
28 complaints, 35 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 | 16 |
| Air Bags | 7 |
| Seat Belts | 3 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Jan 2012
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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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 1999 Porsche BoxsterThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Porsche Boxster: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/boxster/1999/. 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 1999 Porsche Boxster?
- 12,234 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Porsche Boxster have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Porsche Boxster, model years 1989 to 2015. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Porsche Boxster name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 16 of 35 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Porsche Boxster open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.