NHTSA campaign 98V113000

Porsche Recall 98V-113: PORSCHE/IGNITION SWITCH

NHTSA recall 98V113000 was reported by PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. on May 22, 1998, with 3,217 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Porsche Boxster for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on June 8, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V113000 (also written 98V-113 or 98V113)
Filed by: PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
Report received: May 22, 1998
Potentially affected: 3,217 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
Owners notified: June 8, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V113000. 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
- 1997

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V113000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN CRACK AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL FAILURES.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING, HEATER BLOWER, HEADLAMPS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW TYPE IGNITION SWITCH.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JUNE 8, 1998.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 98V113000

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.