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Porsche - Air bag ecu may malfunction
Official notice
17 Jul 2019
Last checked
17 Jul 2019
An official NHTSA notice concerns Porsche - Air bag ecu may malfunction. Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash. Published 2019-07-17.
What to do now
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ecu as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed september 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began february 12, 2020. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is akb4.
Units affected
7,517
Recall number
AKB4
Official notice
2019-07-17
The hazard
The hazard
Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
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Brand: Porsche. Contact: Porsche Cars North America, Inc..
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