Porsche has announced it is checking the brake booster units of approximately 2,500 new Macan crossovers that were predominantly delivered to customers in Europe.
“In-house quality tests revealed that in the initial phase in very isolated cases brake booster units were damaged during an assembly process. The braking function nevertheless complies with legal requirements,” Porsche said in a press statement.
The German sports car manufacturer said all owners of the Macan vehicles that are to be examined will be contacted directly by their responsible Porsche dealer. Porsche also said the inspection is free of charge to customers and only takes a few minutes. No other Porsche models are affected by this action, the company added.
This new announcement comes not long after the 911 GT3 recall, which resulted in the decision to replace the engines of the performance sports cars to prevent them from catching fire.
It appears that Porsche’s ever increasing sales targets don’t come without risks, especially in terms of reliability. Porsche said in February that it expects to increase sales to more than 200,000 vehicles in 2015, from 162,000 last year. The sales target would come three years earlier than expected thanks to high demand for its Macan and Cayenne SUVs.
By Dan Mihalascu
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