NHTSA safety recall

Recall 19V180000 · manufacturer campaign AKA5

Electrical System — Porsche · reported 6 Mar 2019 · 182 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Porsche Cars North America, Inc is recalling certain 2018 Panamera, Panamera 4, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive, Panamera 4 E- Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera 4S, Panamera Turbo, Panamera Turbo Executive, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, vehicles. Incorrect soldering of a control unit may result in the intermittent failure of various systems, possible affecting vehicle driveability.

The risk

Impaired vehicle driveability can increase the risk of a crash.

The fix

Porsche Cars North America will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected control units, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA5.

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.

NHTSA campaign
19V180000
Manufacturer campaign
AKA5
Filed by
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Report received
6 Mar 2019
Owners notified
17 May 2019
Potentially affected
182

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2018 Porsche Panamera 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Executive 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Hybrid 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Hybrid Executi 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport T 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 Sport Turismo 2018 Porsche Panamera 4s 2018 Porsche Panamera 4s Executive 2018 Porsche Panamera 4s Sport Turismo 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-hybrid 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Hybrid 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Hybrid E 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Hybrid S 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turi

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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