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(Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles.  Please see the recall report for a complete list of all affected models and model years.  The caps that cover the low-beam headlight horizontal adjustment screws are missing, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.\"","consequence":"Improperly adjusted headlights may not illuminate the road properly, or cause a glare to oncoming drivers, which can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243.  Porsche's number for this recall is ANB4.","notes":"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.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"ANB4","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V169000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES","mfr":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","reported":"2016-03-23","owner_notified":"2016-07-08","units":88300,"summary":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Cayenne vehicles manufactured April 28, 2010, to January 11, 2016.  The brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a circlip, allowing the pivot pin to move and the brake pedal to dislodge.","consequence":"If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal assembly circlip, installing any missing circlips, free of charge.  The recall began on July 8, 2016.  Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243.  Porsche's number for this recall is AG02.","notes":"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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"AG02","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":39,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",15],["Air Bags",10],["Power Train",7],["Exterior Lighting",6],["Fuel/Propulsion System",5],["Engine",5]],"by_year":{"2015":2,"2016":3,"2017":1,"2018":4,"2019":3,"2020":1,"2021":1,"2022":2,"2023":7,"2024":8,"2025":3,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2025-10-25","Air Bags","passenger side leather covered dashboard delaminated making air bag deployment inpossible"],["2025-01-11","Air Bags","Porsche dashboard leather shrunk and staples pulled out. 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The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"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 substa"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":125,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":24,"ncap":null,"complaints":39},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}