NHTSA campaign 16V946000 · Porsche campaign AG10
Porsche Recall 16V-946: Seat Mounted Air Bags may not Deploy
NHTSA recall 16V946000 (Porsche campaign AG10) was reported by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. on December 30, 2016, with 85 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Porsche 718 Boxster, Porsche 718 Cayman and Porsche 911 for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on March 27, 2017, 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 16V946000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V946000 (also written 16V-946 or 16V946)
- Filed by
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Porsche campaign number
- AG10
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 85 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 90.59% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V946000. 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 718 Boxster
- 2017 · Vehicles built September 28, 2016 – October 25, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 718 Cayman
- 2017 · Vehicles built September 28, 2016 – October 25, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Porsche 911
- 2017 · Vehicles built September 30, 2016 – October 21, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V946000.
Defect description
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2017 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman, 718 Cayman S, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Turbo, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, and 911 Turbo Cabriolet vehicles. The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
Safety consequence
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AG10.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V946000
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.