Porsche 911, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman Recalled for Faulty Seat Belt Parts

Porsche 911, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman Recalled for Faulty Seat Belt Parts

Do you own one of these potential lemon Porsche cars?

Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2012
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 2012
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 GTS 2012
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4S 2012
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA GTS 2012
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S 2012
PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS 2011
PORSCHE 911 SPEEDSTER 2011
PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4 2012
PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4S 2012
PORSCHE 911 TURBO 2012
PORSCHE 911 TURBO S 2012
PORSCHE BOXSTER 2012
PORSCHE BOXSTER S 2012
PORSCHE BOXSTER SPYDER 2012
PORSCHE CAYMAN 2012
PORSCHE CAYMAN R 2012
PORSCHE CAYMAN S 2012

Manufacturer: PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Mfr's Report Date: AUG 03, 2011
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V409000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A


Component: SEAT BELTSPotential Number of Units Affected: 235Summary:

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:
PORSCHE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT.

Seat belts that don't work right are dangerous so call your Porsche dealer and make sure that you don't have one of these recall Porsche cars.

If your Porsche dealer won't take care of you and you've got a lemon Porsche, call our toll free Lemon Porsche Hotline at 1.888.331.6422, or email us right now by clicking here. Getting rid of lemons is what we do. Making the factory pay our attorney fees, well, that just makes it even better.

Burdge Law Office
Because life's too short to drive a lemon Porsche.

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