Bad news for Porsche owners because Porsche North America is recalling certain 2011 – 2012 model year 911s, Caymans and Boxsters for faulty seat belts.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the issue involves the vehicles’ seat belt mechanism, specifically the seat belt anchor plate.
The manufacturer says that there’s a possibility that affected models have undersized anchor plate mounting holes, which could restrict the plate from rotating as intended and may result in the seatbelt not being “routed optimally around the occupant.” Over time, the anchor plate could loosen, causing the seatbelt to not function as intended, which can become a not-so-important problem, but in the worst case scenario, this could lead some severe injuries, or even death in an car crash. However, so far no accidents or injuries caused by the issue have been reported.
Vehicles affected include:
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 (pictured)
The NHTSA estimates 235 vehicles may be involved in the recall. Porsche dealers will inspect vehicles to ensure the anchor plate mounting hole is sized correctly and make any necessary repairs or modifcations free of charge.
Source: NHTSA
