NHTSA campaign 98V089001
Porsche Recall 98V089001: PORSCHE/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 98V089001 was reported by PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. on November 27, 1998, with 1,968 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Porsche 911 and Porsche Carrera for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on February 11, 1999, 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 98V089001 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
- 98V089001
- Filed by
- PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,968 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Recall Query RQ98-017 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V089001. 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
- 1996 · Vehicles built November 1, 1995 – April 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Porsche Carrera
- 1996 · Vehicles built November 1, 1995 – April 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V089001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAN OCCUR.
Safety consequence
DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND A SPECIAL FILTER HORN RELAY WILL BE INSTALLED THAT PROTECTS THE AIR BAG UNIT FROM VOLTAGE PEAKS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 11, 1999.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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V089001
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.