NHTSA campaign 18V318000 · Porsche campaign AJ05
Porsche Recall 18V-318: Control Unit may Fail
NHTSA recall 18V318000 (Porsche campaign AJ05) was reported by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. on May 16, 2018, with 3 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Porsche Macan and Porsche Macan S for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on July 27, 2018, 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 18V318000 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
- 18V318000 (also written 18V-318 or 18V318)
- Filed by
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Porsche campaign number
- AJ05
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (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 18V318000. 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 Macan
- 2018 · Vehicles built January 22, 2018 – January 22, 2018 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Macan S
- 2018 · Vehicles built January 22, 2018 – January 22, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 18V318000.
Defect description
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 Porsche Macan S and Macan vehicles. These vehicles have a control unit that may fail and prevent safety-related functions such as driver display alerts and possibly impair drivability and post-crash functions.
Safety consequence
Failure of the control unit may increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 27, 2018. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AJ05.
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 18V318000
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.