NHTSA campaign 10V125000
Porsche Recall 10V-125: SUN SHIELD
NHTSA recall 10V125000 was reported by PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on March 30, 2010, with 9 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Porsche Boxster S for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on April 30, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V125000 (also written 10V-125 or 10V125)
- Filed by
- PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V125000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Porsche
Porsche Boxster S
- 2011 · Vehicles built February 3, 2010 – February 11, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V125000.
Defect description
PORSCHE HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 BOXSTER SPYDER 2 DOOR CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER VEHICLES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE LOCKING HOOK ON THE SUN SHIELD (TEMPORARY SOFT TOP) MAY NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY INTO THE LOCK CATCH WHICH IS POSITIONED ON THE WINDSCREEN FRAME OF THE VEHICLE.
Safety consequence
IF THE SUN SHIELD IS NOT FULLY LOCKED, THE SUN SHIELD CAN OPEN WHEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHER SPEEDS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL HAVE BOTH THE LOCKING HOOK AND LOCK CATCH REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED COMPONENTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V125000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.