NHTSA vehicle safety data
2023 Porsche 911 Dakar Recalls & Complaints
The 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of November 3, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Porsche dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Seat-Mounted Air Bag May Deploy Unnecessarily
NHTSA #23V715000 · Air Bags · NHTSA notice
Reported October 25, 2023 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Potentially affected: 2,923 vehicles
Repair completion: 89.26% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)
Porsche campaign APB3 · Owners notified December 11, 2023
Defect description
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2023 911 Turbo S, 2022 911 Turbo, 2022-2023 911 GT3 Touring, 911 GT3, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 2022-2024 911 Carrera GTS, 2023 911 GT3 RS, 911 Dakar, and 2024 911 Carrera T vehicles equipped with optional full bucket seats. The seat-mounted air bags may deploy unnecessarily during a crash.
Safety consequence
Air bags that deploy unnecessarily can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 11, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APB3.
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.nhtsa.gov.
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