2020 Porsche Macan: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2020 Porsche Macan. The newest campaign is 23V443000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Jun 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Anchorage. NHTSA has 27 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, 23V443000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace and tighten the lower rear outboard seat belt anchor screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 24, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA9.
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. 222,895 units in total.
23V443000Received . 37 units.
Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Macan S, 2017-2020 Macan, 2017 Panamera Turbo, 2018 and 2020 Macan Turbo and Panamera 4, 2018 Macan Sport Edition, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, and 2019 Panamera 4 Sport Turismo vehicles. The screw that attaches the lower seat belt anchor to the seat frame on the outboard rear seats may not have been tightened properly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An improperly tightened seat belt anchor can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace and tighten the lower rear outboard seat belt anchor screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 24, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA9.
Report filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number APA9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
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
27 complaints, 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 13 |
| Electrical System | 8 |
| Back Over Prevention | 2 |
| Air Bags | 2 |
| Service Brakes | 2 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
| Engine | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 29 Sep 2026
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 2020 Porsche MacanThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2020 Porsche Macan: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/porsche/macan/2020/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 Porsche Macan?
- 222,895 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 Macan have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Porsche Macan, model years 2015 to 2025. 2 of them name the 2020 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Porsche Macan name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 13 of 33 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Porsche Macan open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.