Porsche has issued a recall for more than 900 examples of the ever-popular 911 in the United States due to a fault with the seat belt mechanism.
The German carmaker has revealed the seat belt automatic locking retraction may deactivate early which could prevent the child restraint system from being properly secured. The recall notice issued through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes that if an owner uses the seat belt to restrain a child seat instead of the LATCH system, there is an increased risk of injury in a crash to the seat’s occupant.
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The issue has been traced back to an automated assembly check at one of Porsche’s factories simply checking the presence of a spring blade used to engage the automatic retractor’s locking system rather than verifying the spring blade was in the correct position.
A total of 910 Porsche 911 models are impacted by the recall.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera T, built between May 11, 2023, and July 11, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS, built between May 13, 2023, and June 22, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, built between May 11, 2023, and July 3, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Turbo S, built between May 11, 2023, and July 14, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, built between May 12, 2023, and June 19, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, built between May 11, 2023, and July 24, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera S, built between May 12, 2023, and June 29, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, built between May 12, 2023, and June 29, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4, built between May 23, 2023, and June 17, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, built between May 11, 2023, and June 22, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS, built between May 15, 2023, and July 11, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera, built between May 12, 2023, and June 16, 2023
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet, built between May 11, 2023, and July 6, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, built between May 12, 2023, and June 21, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Targa 4S, built between May 12, 2023, and June 24, 2023.
- 2023 Porsche 911 Turbo, built between May 12, 2023, and June 21, 2023
- 2023 Porsche 911 Edition 50 Years Porsche Design, built between May 22, 2023, and July 10, 2023.
Porsche dealers will inspect the rear three-point left and right belts and if the locking mechanism is faulty, the belts will be replaced free of charge. Owners will be alerted to the recall on April 19.
