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Porsche Taycan Battery Short Circuit Fire Risk
critical How serious is it? About this label
A short circuit inside the high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire. The notice does not tell owners to stop driving.
Key facts
| NHTSA campaign number | 24V732000 |
|---|---|
| Reported to NHTSA | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Manufacturer | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| Part affected | Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery |
| Vehicles covered | 5 model/year combinations, model years 2020–2024 |
| Do-not-drive advisory | No |
| Park-outside advisory | No |
| Repair | Free at any franchised dealer |
What's wrong, in plain English
On these Porsche Taycan vehicles, the high-voltage battery that powers the car may develop a short circuit inside one of its battery modules.
What you should do
2. Contact a Porsche dealer to have the diagnostic software installed, or the battery module tested and replaced if needed; call Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243.
3. Until the repair is complete, charge the vehicle to no more than 80% capacity. The repair is free.
Where do I find my VIN, and what do I tell the dealer?
Your VIN is the 17-character code on the lower left of the windshield, on your registration and usually on your insurance card. Enter it at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether this recall is still open on your car. When you call the dealer, say you have an open safety recall and give them NHTSA campaign number 24V732000. More in how recalls work.
Affected vehicles (5)
Who to contact
Porsche — official Porsche recall lookup
Customer service: 1-800-767-7243
The bigger picture
- Porsche Electrical Recalls Cover Battery Fires and Missing Brake Warnings · all 13 Porsche recalls in this area
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- Jun 19, 2024Porsche Taycan Front Brake Hoses May Leakhigh
- Mar 20, 2024Porsche Taycan high-voltage battery may short circuitcritical
Official notice
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- Summary
- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Taycan vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module.
- Safety risk
- A short circuit in a high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install advanced diagnostic software as the final remedy, anticipated to be available in the first quarter of 2025. Porsche will monitor available online vehicle data and contact owners as necessary, to advise them to only charge the vehicle to 80% capacity until the battery can be replaced. For vehicles in which online data is unavailable, dealers will perform a diagnostic test and replace the battery module assembly, if necessary and advise owners to only charge to 80% capacity. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2025. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's numbers for this recall are ARB6 and ARB7. This recall expands and replaces previous recall numbers 23V-840, 24V-215, and 24V-217.
Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.