Vehicle recall 19V533000 · July 17, 2019
Porsche 718 Boxster, 911 and 3 more models
The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
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 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
- Consequence
- Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB4.
- 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
- 19V533000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 17, 2019
- Filed by
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- AKB4
- Owner notification
- February 12, 2020
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 7,517
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Air bag/restraint control 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 (2016-2017): 2017, 2016
- Porsche 718 Cayman (2016): 2016
- Porsche 911 (2016-2017): 2017, 2016
- Porsche Panamera (2016): 2016
- Porsche redundant Boxster (2017): 2017
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