Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 98E005000 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | E (Equipment) | 32 | 03/02/1998 | MFR | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 02/24/1998 | 02/27/1998 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Equipment description: child seating system air bag deactivation kit for use on 1997-1998 911 carrera s, carrera 4, carrera 4s, and turbo (1997 model only), part no. 993 803 283 00, and 1997-1998 boxster model vehicles, part nos. 996 803 283 00 and 996 803 083 00. due to a manufacturing problem, the contact buckle (which is part of the kit) does not deactivate the air bag(s). | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, this results in the deployment of the air bag(s) which could result in severe injury or death to the child seat occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a modified air bag deactivation kit. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin march 2, 1998. 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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 699 | 07/21/2004 | 104 | 10009896 | Airbag warning light comes on. fault codes 45, 46, 48 and 49. *tt | 11/02/2004 |
| 9702 | 07/10/1997 | 609576 | Replacing air bag control uint. | 04/04/2000 | |
| 9801 | 02/18/1998 | 600189 | Campaign information on replacement of the air bag deactivation device in conjunction with the porsche child seat system. *yc | 04/29/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 40000 | 1 | 08/20/2001 |
| Srs (airbag light) on due to faulty grounding in seatbelt switch. porsche boxsters have an issue with it's airbag lights on due to a design flaw with the way porsche has grounded the switch on the seat belt harness. porsche has subsequently released a technical service bulletin and parts update to address the issue, but fixes are done at owners expense. i believe that a recall should be in order to address this issue. | |||
| 05/15/2002 | 10000 | 6 | 06/12/1997 |
| Dt: recall 98v113000. was issued concerning ignition switch failure. caller said her car had same failure as mentioned in recall. dealer said this car was not included in recall. manufacturer said this car was not under warranty , and not in the recall, and will offer no help. also, another recall 98e005000. concerning air bags was mentioned. caller said they will not help her with this recall either. caller has paid for problems that should be under these recalls.*ak | |||
| 08/15/2001 | 5 | 08/01/2001 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Air bag failed causing light to illuminate, unspecified reason. | |||
| 05/01/1997 | |||
| Airbag warning light came on, dealer said incase of an accident the air bags would not deploy. | |||
| 07/30/1997 | 2 | 07/30/1997 | |
| The passenger side micro switch failed to operate properly; caused air bag light to come. air bag is now disconnected & will not operate. will be taken vehicle to dealer to check out. | |||