Vehicle recall 98V112000 · May 22, 1998
1997 Porsche Boxster
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with tiptronic transmissions.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with tiptronic transmissions. The bearing sleeves can seize in the intermediate selector levers.
- Consequence
- The transmission selector lever becomes increasingly difficult to move resulting in failure to activate the selector lever.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the affected bearing sleeves of the lever with bearing sleeves of an improved design.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin June 8, 1998.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
- 98V112000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 22, 1998
- Filed by
- PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
- Owner notification
- June 8, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 738
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Gear position indication (prndl)
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Porsche Boxster (1997): 1997
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