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Porsche

Official notice

7 Mar 2019

Last checked

7 Mar 2019

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Porsche. Certain vehicles may have been equipped with side airbag inflators (located in the front seat backrests) that do not meet specifications. This could cause affected airbags to fail to deploy properly in the event of a lateral crash, which could increase the risk of injury to the occupants. Correction: Dealers will replace affected airbag modules. Published 2019-03-07.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

68456

Official notice

2019-03-07

The hazard

Certain vehicles may have been equipped with side airbag inflators (located in the front seat backrests) that do not meet specifications. This could cause affected airbags to fail to deploy properly in the event of a lateral crash, which could increase the risk of injury to the occupants. Correction: Dealers will replace affected airbag modules.

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

Recall Numbers

68456

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2017, Make: PORSCHE, Model: 911 TARGA

Product 2

Year: 2017, Make: PORSCHE, Model: BOXSTER

Product 3

Year: 2017, Make: PORSCHE, Model: CAYMAN

Risk / hazard

Certain vehicles may have been equipped with side airbag inflators (located in the front seat backrests) that do not meet specifications. This could cause affected airbags to fail to deploy properly in the event of a lateral crash, which could increase the risk of injury to the occupants. Correction: Dealers will replace affected airbag modules.

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

68456

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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