Recall Register

1991 Porsche Carrera: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1991 Porsche Carrera. The newest campaign is 96V147000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Aug 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has 1 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, 96V147000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the universal joint for cracks and will replace cracked joints with new parts.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 23,884 units in total.

  1. 96V147000Received . 12,538 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A part of the steering column upper universal joint cracked during the manufacturing process.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could result in noise and free play in the steering system and if left uncorrected, will result in loss of steering control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the universal joint for cracks and will replace cracked joints with new parts.

    Report filed by PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 93V204000Received . 11,346 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    After the engine has been turned off, the rear heater will automatically operate in order to dissipate heat in the engine heating system. During this operation, the resistor for the rear heater blower can become overloaded due to a binding or seized rear heater blower.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The overloaded resistor can create heat sufficient toignite the plastic air pipe to which it is connected, resulting in an enginecompartment fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Porsche dealers will install a new resistor containing a circuit breaker.

    Report filed by PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 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.

1991 Porsche Carrera: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Air Bags1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
4 Aug 2009

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.

Complaints about the 1991 Porsche Carrera, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 1 complaint.

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. 19741
  2. 19870
  3. 19892
  4. 19902
  5. 19912
  6. 19922
  7. 19950
  8. 19961
  9. 19970
  10. 19990
  11. 20010

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. 1991 Porsche Carrera: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/carrera/1991/. 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 1991 Porsche Carrera?
23,884 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 Carrera have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Porsche Carrera, model years 1974 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1991 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Porsche Carrera name most often?
Air Bags: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Porsche Carrera open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.