NHTSA campaign 11V409000 · Porsche campaign AB02
Porsche Recall 11V-409: SEAT BELT END FITTINGS
NHTSA recall 11V409000 (Porsche campaign AB02) was reported by PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. on August 5, 2011, with 235 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Porsche 911 Carrera, Porsche 911 Carrera 4, Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS and more for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on September 2, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 11V409000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V409000 (also written 11V-409 or 11V409)
- Filed by
- PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Porsche campaign number
- AB02
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 235 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V409000. 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 911 Carrera
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Carrera 4
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Carrera S
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 GT3 RS
- 2011 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Speedster
- 2011 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Targa 4
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Targa 4S
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Turbo
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911 Turbo S
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Boxster
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Boxster S
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Boxster Spyder
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Cayman
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Cayman R
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Cayman S
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 31, 2011 – June 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V409000.
Defect description
PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.
Notes
PORSCHE'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS AB02.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 11V409000
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.