NHTSA vehicle safety data

2018 Porsche 911 Recalls & Complaints

The 2018 Porsche 911 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 2018 Porsche 911. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2018 Porsche 911 owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2018 Porsche 911, describing incidents dated January 24, 2022.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11449177 · Filed January 27, 2022
The contact owns a 2018 Porsche Carrera. The contact stated while driving at 50MPH when the contact attempted to turn off their headlight switch on the vehicle but instead accidentally hit the ignition switch which caused the engine to shut off and the vehicle to coast on its own. The contact was…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2018 Porsche 911 in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA21-002: Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Open since September 17, 2021

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

Air Bag Sensors May be Loose

NHTSA #19V179000 · Air Bags · NHTSA notice

Reported March 6, 2019 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

Potentially affected: 417 vehicles

Repair completion: 87.77% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Porsche campaign AKA4 · Owners notified May 17, 2019 · Vehicles built February 7, 2018 – May 16, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 718 Boxster, Boxster S and Boxster GTS, 718 Cayman, Cayman S and Cayman GTS, 911 Carrera, Carrera T, Targa 4 GTS, Carrera 4, Carrera S, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera S Cabriolet, Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Carrera GTS Cabriolet, Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Targa 4, Targa 4S, Turbo, Turbo S, Turbo S Exclusive Series, Turbo Cabriolet, Turbo S Cabriolet and GT3 vehicles. The side air bag impact sensors may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle.

Safety consequence

In the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the air bag sensors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA4.

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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2018 Porsche 911. 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 2018 Porsche 911.

Electrical System

ODI #11449177

Incident: January 24, 2022 · Filed: January 27, 2022

The contact owns a 2018 Porsche Carrera. The contact stated while driving at 50MPH when the contact attempted to turn off their headlight switch on the vehicle but instead accidentally hit the ignition switch which caused the engine to shut off and the vehicle to coast on its own. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road and restart the vehicle and continue to drive to their residence. The contact concern was that headlight and ignition switch on the vehicle were so close together that its manufacturer design an error with the vehicle which could lead into an accident while driving the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

Other Porsche 911 model years

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