NHTSA vehicle safety data
2021 Porsche Cayenne S Recalls & Complaints
The 2021 Porsche Cayenne S has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of November 3, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2021 Porsche Cayenne S. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Porsche dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2021 Porsche Cayenne S. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Missing Seat Heater May Prevent Air Bag Deployment
NHTSA #21V318000 · Seats · NHTSA notice
Reported May 5, 2021 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Potentially affected: 136 vehicles
Repair completion: 96.32% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)
Porsche campaign AMB0 · Owners notified June 25, 2021
Defect description
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Cayenne GTS, Cayenne GTS Coupe, 2020-2021 Cayenne Coupe, Cayenne S Coupe, Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe vehicles. The passenger seat back heating element was not installed and may impact the calibration of the Occupant Classification System.
Safety consequence
The front passenger air bag may fail to deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will install a heating element, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB0.
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.
Other Porsche Cayenne S model years
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