Vehicle recall 98V089001 · November 27, 1998

Porsche 911 and Carrera

Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. Inadvertent deployment of the air bag can occur.
Consequence: Deployment of the air bag without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash and personal injury.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the air bag system and a special filter horn relay will be installed that protects the air bag unit from voltage peaks.
Notes: Owner notification began February 11, 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Porsche at 1-800-545-8039.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 98V089001
Reported to NHTSA: November 27, 1998
Filed by: PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
Owner notification: February 11, 1999
Vehicles potentially affected: 1,968
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Air bags › Frontal

Recall 98V089001 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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 (1996): 1996
Porsche Carrera (1996): 1996

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