Porsche 911 with bucket seats: seat airbag may fire unnecessarily

NHTSA campaign 23V715000 · Reported 2023-10-25 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

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It can add to injuries in a crash rather than cause one, and the notice does not tell owners to stop driving, but the reprogramming is quick and worth doing promptly.

What's wrong, in plain English

Cars ordered with the optional full bucket seats have an airbag built into the seat itself. On these cars, that seat airbag can go off during a crash when it was not supposed to. An airbag that fires when it should not can strike the person in the seat and cause injury on its own. The fix is a software change: the dealer reprograms the airbag control computer at no cost. Owner letters were mailed December 11, 2023.

What you should do

1. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether your car is included.
2. Schedule the free airbag computer reprogramming with a Porsche dealer, referring to recall APB3.
3. Call Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243 with any questions.

Affected vehicles (14)

2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S
2022 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS
2022 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
2022 Porsche 911 GT3
2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring
2022 Porsche 911 Turbo
2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S
2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS
2023 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
2023 Porsche 911 Dakar
2023 Porsche 911 GT3
2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Show all 14 vehicles

2023 Porsche 911 Turbo S
2024 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

Who to contact

Porsche — official Porsche recall lookup

Customer service: 1-800-767-7243

Any franchised dealer for the brand can do the repair. Phone numbers are taken from manufacturer sites and recent NHTSA notices; if one has changed, the number in your own recall letter is the one to use.

The bigger picture

Porsche airbag recalls: when the passenger airbag stops working right · all 3 Porsche recalls in this area

Official notice

Component: AIR BAGS
Summary: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2023 911 Turbo S, 2022 911 Turbo, 2022-2023 911 GT3 Touring, 911 GT3, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 2022-2024 911 Carrera GTS, 2023 911 GT3 RS, 911 Dakar, and 2024 911 Carrera T vehicles equipped with optional full bucket seats. The seat-mounted air bags may deploy unnecessarily during a crash.
Safety risk: Air bags that deploy unnecessarily can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 11, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APB3.

Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.