Porsche 718 2017

• Recall 131692 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of fire.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2019 718 boxster, 718 boxster s, 718 cayman and 718 cayman s vehicles and 2018-2019 718 boxster gts and 2018-2019 718 cayman gts vehicles. In the event of a crash, a crossmember may detach from the luggage compartment bracket, possibly causing a fuel leak.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will secure the crossmember with additional rivets, free of charge. The recall began april 19, 2019. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is aka3.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 122701 [USA]: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 gt3 rs and 911 r vehicles and 2017 911 carrera, 911 carrera cabriolet, 911 carrera 4, 911 carrera 4s, 911 carrera 4s cabriolet, 911 carrera s, 911 carrera s cabriolet, 911 targa 4, 911 targa 4s, 911 turbo s, 911 turbo s cabriolet, 718 boxster, 718 boxster s, 718 cayman and 718 cayman s vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags, free of charge. The recall began may 15, 2017. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ah03.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 125408 [USA]: In the event of a crash, if the windshield separates from the vehicle, it can increase the risk of injury.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2017 911 carrera cabriolet, 911 carrera 4 cabriolet, 911 carrera 4s cabriolet, 911 carrera s cabriolet, 911 targa s, 911 targa 4s, 911 turbo cabriolet, 718 boxter and 718 boxter s vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 212, "windshield mounting."
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will rebond the windshield, free of charge. The recall began on may 12, 2016. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for the recall is ah04.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 122700 [USA]: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2016 911 gt3 rs and 911 r vehicles and 2017 911 carrera, 911 carrera cabriolet, 911 carrera 4, 911 carrera 4s, 911 carrera 4s cabriolet, 911 carrera s, 911 carrera s cabriolet, 911 targa 4, 911 targa 4s, 911 turbo s, 911 turbo s cabriolet, 718 boxster, 718 boxster s, 718 cayman and 718 cayman s vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags, free of charge. The recall began may 15, 2017. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ah03.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 120785 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2017 911 carrera, 911 carrera s, 911 carrera 4, 911 carrera 4s, 911 targa 4, 911 targa 4s + gts, 911 carrera cabriolet, 911 carrera s cabriolet, 911 carrera 4 cabriolet, 911 carrera 4s cabriolet, 718 boxster, 718 boxster s, 718 cayman, and 718 cayman s vehicles. The screws that fasten the fuel collection pipes in the engine compartment may shear off, resulting in a fuel leak.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install improved fastening screws, free of charge. The recall began march 27, 2017. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ah01.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 120425 [USA]: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the side air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain model year 2017 718 boxster, 718 boxster s, 718 cayman, 718 cayman s, 911 carrera, 911 carrera s, 911 carrera s cabriolet, 911 carrera 4s, 911 turbo, 911 turbo s, 911 carrera 4s cabriolet, and 911 turbo cabriolet vehicles. The seat mounted side air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began april 2017. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ag10.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall R/2017/102 [UK]: Incorrect detonators fitted to front passenger airbags
  Incorrect passenger air bag detonators were installed during manufacturer. This may adversely affect the airbag's deployment in the event of an impact.
  on affected vehicles replace the passenger's air bag module.

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• Recall R/2017/097 [UK]: Bonding on windscreen is insufficient
  On 911 cabriolet and targa models only the windscreen may have been fitted with insufficient bonding product. There is a possibility that the windscreen could detach from the vehicle in the event of an accident.
  recall the likely affected vehicles and rebond the windscreen.

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• Recall 2019080 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the fuel tank could be punctured in a crash. Safety risk: leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, creates the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to have additional rivets installed on the lower crash beam.

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• Recall 2017110 [Canada]: Structure
  On certain vehicles, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the car body. This could allow the glass panel to separate from the vehicle in the event of a crash which would increase the risk of injury to the occupants. Correction: dealers will re-bond the windshield to the car body.

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• Recall 2017041 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain vehicles and replacement engines, the fastening screws for the fuel collection pipes could shear off due to stress corrosion cracking. If this occurs, fuel could leak into the engine compartment which, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the fastening screws of each of the collection pipes with new and improved screws.

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• Recall 2019080 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the fuel tank could be punctured in a crash. Safety risk: leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, creates the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to have additional rivets installed on the lower crash beam.

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• Desiccated air bag inflator rupture investigation # EA21002

  From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.Nhtsa.Gov/sites/nhtsa.Gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.Pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in us vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004l that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All takata inflators produced with propellant 2004l contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated psan inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant saturation can occur within the first five years in the worst environments, and the time required for full saturation is affected by multiple factors. While no present safety risk has been identified, further work is needed to evaluate the future risk of non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004.Three entities -- takata (now known as tk global), the independent testing coalition, and exponent -- have been studying the long-term behavior of takata desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004l (as well as 2004) in the presence of moisture and temperature cycling. The research efforts, which include development of predictive modeling techniques and field sample analysis, are ongoing. To date, none of the researchers have identified field evidence showing that propellant 2004l is undergoing a degradation process that leads to aggressive deployment and potential rupture. However, the time in service of such inflators remains short compared to that of the inflators using propellant 2004. Further study is needed to assess the long-term safety of desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l.The office of defects investigation is opening this investigation to examine whether a safety defect related to propellant degradation exists in non-recalled desiccated psan frontal inflators manufactured by takata. This investigation will require extensive information on takata production processes and surveys of inflators in the field. Lists of recall actions that may have used desiccated psan inflators as remedy parts, as well as the makes and models originally manufactured with them, is available with the downloadable version of this document (see nhtsa.Gov/recalls?Nhtsaid=ea21002 -- note this information is subject to change/revision as the investigation proceeds). This investigation does not supersede ea15-001, which remains open.
  

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While driving with my wife at approximately 20 mph after making a right turn in the lane closet to the curb at night we heard a very loud bang that sounded like a gunshot. I pulled over about two blocks away and noticed my passenger side mirror was destroyed and the cover was missing as well as the mirror. The mirror was rotated inwards toward the passenger window. We called the highway patrol and returned to where we heard the explosion. About 20 minutes late the sheriffs arrived. We found the mirror and the missing cover on the sidewalk. Glass from the mirror was embedded in the passenger window and the mirror had rotated inwards. We walked the street and could not find any rocks or items that could have been thrown up by the car. The outside of the mirror case has little or no damage, except hitting the sidewalk. It appeared that the mirror had exploded. I googled "exploded passenger mirrors" on the internet and found this is a more common problem than expected mainly on heated mirrors. I have pictures of the site as well as the mirror damage. Since i was in the land closest to the curb it was not possible that another care sideswiped the mirror. Also the only damage was to the mirror and where ithe cover hit the car.

I sustained serious burns to my calf from my the exhausts on my 2014 boxster s, and my 2017 cayman, on two occasions. Both cars suffer from the same dangerous design defect: an excessively protruding central exhaust pipe. The first injury was sustained on february 19, 2017, when i leaned against my 2014 boxster s, and the rear of my calf made direct contact with the protruding exhaust pipe. The second injury occurred on august 11, 2018, when i placed a suitcase in the trunk of my 2017 718 cayman, and the front of my calf touched the exhaust. The 718/boxster s exhausts are unreasonably dangerous as it is extremely easy, even when being very careful, to inadvertently make contact with the hot pipes. Although there are purported 'warnings' in the owners' manuals, they are insufficient and flat-out absurd, as they cannot be adhered to if one uses the trunk. I am asking the nhtsa to investigate this patently dangerous design defect.

Both headlights get foggy condensation driver side seat belt retractor lose and making rattling noise windshield wiper has poor contact with front windshield. Poor visibility on rainy day

Rear tires are complete bald after 5000 miles. We have had car for over a year. Dealership has inspected and verified alignment is fine and there are no signs of aggressive driving. When we purchased vehicle parts were missing from rear tire and we had to wait for them to be replaced. The car is not drive able at his point. They are saying that we shouldn't have driven below 45 degree. This is my wife's everyday car but any signs of bad weather she takes a truck to work. They was no mention when we purchased the car that the tire would self destruct at 40 degrees. There is nothing in writing from the dealer or tire manufacturer stating this. Both the manufacturer and the owners manual states that they recommend snow tires below 45 but the tires are not damaged until 5 degrees. Even at 5 degrees the tire crack. I have not been able to use this car for over a week now while they decide what to do. The car is not with them so not sure why it would take this long. There is nothing that states the tires fall apart below 45 degree. The vehicle is unsafe to drive, the tires are so slick that there is no traction. I was informed at 2500 mile tires seemed worn but dealer told us they were high performance tires and it is ok, and the person telling us didn;t understand porsche high performance tires.