7 recalls covering model years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
The seat belts for the outer back seats are bolted to the seat frame at the bottom. On these cars, that screw may not have been tightened enough when the car was built. In a crash, a loose anchor can pull free, so the belt would not hold the person in the seat the way it should. Dealers will replace and properly tighten the lower screws on both rear outboard seat belts.
The little caps that cover the aiming screws for the low-beam headlights are missing on these cars. Without them, the headlights can get knocked out of aim. Poorly aimed headlights may light up the wrong part of the road, so you see less at night, or they may shine into the eyes of drivers coming the other way. A dealer will look at both headlights and put in any caps that are missing.
The bolts that hold the shock absorbers to the front and rear axles may not have been tightened properly. If one of those connections fails, it can damage the braking system, make the vehicle unstable on the road, and cause you to lose control while driving. Porsche is telling owners not to drive the vehicle until it has been fixed. A dealer will rework and correctly tighten the shock absorber bolts at no charge.
⚠ NHTSA advises: do not drive this vehicle until repaired.
A pressure-sensitive mat built into the front passenger seat tells the car whether someone is sitting there. Over time that mat can break down and stop detecting a passenger. If the car believes the seat is empty, it will not fire the front passenger airbag in a crash, even with a person sitting in it. That passenger would have only the seat belt for protection. Dealers replace the sensor mat and the seat cushion at no cost.
On these Macans, the cover over the fuel pump can rub against a nozzle on the pump's mounting flange. That contact can crack the part and let gasoline leak out. Leaking fuel near anything hot or sparking can start a fire. Porsche will rework or replace the flange and add a protective film so the parts no longer touch, and will also inspect the flange and replace it if cracks have already formed. All of this is done at no cost.
These vehicles were ordered with the optional ski bag, the long bag that lets you carry skis through the rear seat. The strap that holds the bag in place was sewn with the wrong thread, so the seams on that strap can tear. If that happens, the ski bag is no longer held down and could come loose during a crash and injure someone inside the vehicle. Dealers will replace the ski bag at no charge.
Some 2018 Porsche Macan and Macan S vehicles have a control unit that can fail. If it does, warning messages and alerts on your driver display may not appear. The failure can also affect how the car drives, and it may keep some safety features from working the way they should after a crash. Porsche dealers will replace the faulty control unit at no cost to you. Notices went out to owners starting July 27, 2018.
Complaints owners have filed with NHTSA about the Porsche Macan. These are unverified reports; better-selling years collect more.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: