NHTSA vehicle safety data

1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Recalls & Complaints

The 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Porsche dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet, describing incidents dated April 25, 2015.

Most-cited components

Air Bags 1 complaint

The complaint on file reports 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10713564 · Filed April 29, 2015
I WORK AT A SMALL REPAIR FACILITY WHO SPECIALIZE IN FOREIGN CARS. I PERFORMED WORK ON MY CUSTOMERS 1996 911 CAB. THE HORN WAS BLOWING ALL THE TIME, MY CUSTOMER REMOVED THE FUSE AND ASKED ME TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE AIR BAG AND FOUND THE RUBBER INSULATOR HAD BROKEN AND THE RETAINING FRAME…

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PORSCHE/SOFTTOP OPENS

NHTSA #04V601000 · Structure — Body — Roof and Pillars · NHTSA notice

Reported December 30, 2004 · PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Potentially affected: 8,638 vehicles

Owners notified January 18, 2005 · Vehicles built through January 26, 1998 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SOFTTOP STRUCTURE CATCH LEVER TENSION CAN EASE RESULTING IN A CRACK.

Safety consequence

THE SOFTTOP CAN INADVERTENTLY OPEN STARTLING THE DRIVER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROOF ALIGNMENT AND ROOF LOCKING PINS. IN ADDITION, THE TWO ROOF LOCKING MOTORS WILL BE REPLACED. ALSO A NEW SENSOR SYSTEM WITHIN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WILL PROVIDE AN IMPROVED CONTROL SIGNAL TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IF THE ROOF IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WHEN THE DRIVER DRIVES OFF. THE RECALL BEGAN JANUARY 18, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet.

Air Bags

ODI #10713564

1 injury

Incident: April 25, 2015 · Filed: April 29, 2015

I WORK AT A SMALL REPAIR FACILITY WHO SPECIALIZE IN FOREIGN CARS. I PERFORMED WORK ON MY CUSTOMERS 1996 911 CAB. THE HORN WAS BLOWING ALL THE TIME, MY CUSTOMER REMOVED THE FUSE AND ASKED ME TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE AIR BAG AND FOUND THE RUBBER INSULATOR HAD BROKEN AND THE RETAINING FRAME WAS MAKING CONSTANT CONTACT. I REPLACED THE RETAINING FRAME PART# 993 347 08 801 . INSTALLED THE AIRBAG AND REINSERTED THE FUSE. THE HORN IS NOW WORKING. I ALSO CHECK FOR CODES IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FOUND CODE 2 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON , CODE 30 IGNITION CIRCUIT SIDE AIRBAG PASSENGER . I ADVISED THE CUSTOMER AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE. HE RETURNED A COUPLE HOURS LATER . THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED ,CAUSING BURNS TO HIS CHEST AND A NEAR CRASH. I CHECKED AND FOUND A RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED SOME TIME AGO TO REPLACE THE HORN RELAY FOR THIS CONCERN. NHTSA 98V089001. IT HAS THE CORRECT RELAY IN THE VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS OF POST RECALL DEPLOYMENT? THE CUSTOMER IS OF COURSE BLAMING MY SHOP. I HAVE NOT REMOVED THE AIRBAG OR ANY THING ELSE AS I AM REQUESTING HELP FROM PORSCHE IN DETERMINING THE ROOT CAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM REPLACING THE AIR BAG AND STEERING WHEEL IF IT IS AN ERROR ON MY PART. BUT DO NOT WANT TO GO THRU THE EXPENSE JUST TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN IF THE RELAY OR CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A DELICATE MATTER BUT FURTHER NEED TO KNOW WHO I SHOULD CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE. ALSO NO WARNING LABELS ARE ATTACHED ANYWHERE STATING THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD AGREE THAT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT UNEXPECTED COULD BE FATAL. A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD ALSO AGREE THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING OF SOME SORT ON THE RELAY OR FUSE BOX STATING THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD AS WELL. *TR

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