Recall Register

2014 Porsche Boxster: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2014 Porsche Boxster. The newest campaign is 21V679000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Sep 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Axle Assembly. 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.

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, 21V679000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the rear-axle carrier side sections, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB7.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 6,397 units in total.

  1. 21V679000Received . 4,934 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Boxster, 2013-2014 Boxster S, 2014-2015 Cayman, Cayman S, 2015 Boxster GTS, and Cayman GTS vehicles. The rear-axle carrier side sections may fracture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A carrier fracture may cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the rear-axle carrier side sections, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB7.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AMB7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 14V698000Received . 1,382 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Porsche 911, Boxster, and Cayman vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A failure of the hood latching mechanism may cause the hood to suddenly open during vehicle operation and will severely impede the driver's ability to see out the front windshield, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock on the front hood, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AE04.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AE04. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 13V502000Received . 81 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014 Boxster, Boxster S, Cayman, Cayman S and 911 Carrera (S, Cabriolet, S Cabriolet, 4, 4S, 4 Cabriolet, 4s Cabriolet) vehicles manufactured September 2, 2013, through September 23, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seats may be equipped with defective wiring harnesses resulting in intermittent contact with the harness plug.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The intermittent plug may cause the passenger seat frontal and knee airbags may be deactivated. In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, this may increase the risk of injury to the front passenger.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-770-290-3500. Porsche's recall number is AD04.

    Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AD04. 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

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. 19973
  2. 19981
  3. 19991
  4. 20001
  5. 20012
  6. 20022
  7. 20032
  8. 20041
  9. 20050
  10. 20060
  11. 20121
  12. 20131
  13. 20143
  14. 20152

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. 2014 Porsche Boxster: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/boxster/2014/. 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 North America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2014 Porsche Boxster?
6,397 units in 3 campaigns. 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 1997 to 2015. 3 of them name the 2014 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2014 Porsche Boxster open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.