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NHTSA campaign11V409000

Recall 11V409000: Seat Belts

Reported Aug 5, 2011PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.1 catalog make

Component recorded by NHTSA

Seat Belts

Campaign summary

PORSCHE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 911 SPEEDSTER AND 911 GTS RS 4.0; AND MODEL YEAR 2012 BOXSTER (INCLUDING S AND SPYDER); CAYMAN (INCLUDING S AND R); 911 CARRERA (INCLUDING S, GTS, 4, 4S, AND 4 GTS); 911 TARGA 4 AND TARGA 4S; AND 911 TURBO AND TURBO S MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 31, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 10, 2011. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES IN THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATES FITTED TO THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SMALL. IF THE HOLE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL, THE ANCHOR PLATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE ABOUT THE FASTENING BOLT AS DESIGNED.

Consequence

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE ROUTED OPTIMALLY AROUND THE OCCUPANT, OR MAY POTENTIALLY LOOSEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH.

Remedy in the source record

PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-767-7243.

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Catalog coverage

Vehicle pages represented here

12 pages

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YearMakeModel
2012Porsche911 CARRERA 4
2012Porsche911 CARRERA 4S
2012Porsche911 CARRERA S
2012Porsche911 CARRERA
2011Porsche911 GT3 RS
2012Porsche911 TARGA 4
2012Porsche911 TARGA 4S
2012Porsche911 TURBO S
2012Porsche911 TURBO
2012PorscheBoxster
2012PorscheCayman R
2012PorscheCayman

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