Vehicle recall 78V113000 · May 22, 1978
1976-1978 Porsche 911
On the involved vehicles, the identification of the functions of the automatic speed control system was omitted.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On the involved vehicles, the identification of the functions of the automatic speed control system was omitted. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, "controls and displays".
- Remedy
- A plastic identification label will be permanently affixed to the instrument panel.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: equipment; automatic speed control.consequences of defect: this omission may cause the driver to mistakenly engagethe speed control unit or be unable to disengage the unit when necessary. Avehicle accident could result.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 78V113000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 22, 1978
- Filed by
- PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
- Owner notification
- November 9, 1977
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,500
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Porsche 911 (1976-1978): 1978, 1977, 1976
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