Vehicle recall 17V134000 · March 2, 2017
Porsche 718 Boxster, 718 Cayman and 4 more models
The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
- Consequence
- If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2017. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AH03.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V134000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 2, 2017
- Filed by
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- AH03
- Owner notification
- May 15, 2017
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 120
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Porsche 718 Boxster (2017): 2017
- Porsche 718 Cayman (2017): 2017
- Porsche 911 (2016): 2016
- Porsche 911 Carrera (2017): 2017
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2016): 2016
- Porsche 911 Targa 4 (2017): 2017
Has your Porsche been repaired?
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