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Porsche

Official notice

25 Feb 2019

Last checked

25 Feb 2019

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Porsche. On certain vehicles, the fasteners of the camshaft adjusters could fail due to an assembly problem. If this occurs, this could cause abnormal engine noises, vibrations, illumination of the check engine light and could cause the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the fastening screws of the camshaft adjusters and if necessary, replace the camshaft adjuster assemblies. Published 2019-02-25.

What to do now

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Recall number

68168

Official notice

2019-02-25

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the fasteners of the camshaft adjusters could fail due to an assembly problem. If this occurs, this could cause abnormal engine noises, vibrations, illumination of the check engine light and could cause the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the fastening screws of the camshaft adjusters and if necessary, replace the camshaft adjuster assemblies.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

68168

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2010, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA

Product 2

Year: 2010, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA 4

Product 3

Year: 2010, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA 4S

Product 4

Year: 2010, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA TURBO

Product 5

Year: 2011, Make: PORSCHE, Model: CAYENNE S

Product 6

Year: 2011, Make: PORSCHE, Model: CAYENNE TURBO

Product 7

Year: 2011, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA

Product 8

Year: 2011, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA 4

Product 9

Year: 2011, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA 4S

Product 10

Year: 2011, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA TURBO

Product 11

Year: 2012, Make: PORSCHE, Model: CAYENNE S

Product 12

Year: 2012, Make: PORSCHE, Model: CAYENNE TURBO

Product 13

Year: 2012, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA

Product 14

Year: 2012, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA 4

Product 15

Year: 2012, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA 4S

Product 16

Year: 2012, Make: PORSCHE, Model: PANAMERA TURBO

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the fasteners of the camshaft adjusters could fail due to an assembly problem. If this occurs, this could cause abnormal engine noises, vibrations, illumination of the check engine light and could cause the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the fastening screws of the camshaft adjusters and if necessary, replace the camshaft adjuster assemblies.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Porsche.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

68168

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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