Porsche has issued separate recalls for the 911 GT3 Touring and various Macan and Panamera models in the U.S. The first relates to a light issue while the second has been issued to correct a seat belt anchor problem.
In the 911 GT3 Touring recall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) notice states that the sports car has a center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) used when the rear spoiler is in the retracted position and a secondary CHMSL that’s used when the rear spoiler is deployed. These lights are not supposed to illuminate together. However, they are both activated when the rear spoiler is manually deployed at speeds below 90 km/h (56 mph).
The issue has been triggered by a software error in the rear spoiler control unit but fortunately, it will be easy to fix. Indeed, all Porsche dealers need to do is reprogram the rear spoiler control unit on the 700 units affected. All 911 GT3 Touring models involved in the recall were built between January 12, 2022, and May 25, 2023.
As for the second recall just issued through the NHTSA, it includes 37 units of the 2016 Macan S, 2017 Macan, 2017 Macan S, 2017 Panamera Turbo, 2018 Macan, 2018 Macan S, 2018 Macan Turbo, 2018 Macan Sport Edition, 2018 Panamera 4, 2018 Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, 2019 Macan, 2019 Macan S, 2019 Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, 2020 Macan, 2020 Macan Turbo, 2020 Macan S, and 2020 Panamera 4.
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Porsche has revealed that an off-line assembly process deviation may mean the lower rear outboard seat belt anchors on subject vehicles may not have been tightened to the correct specification. This means the lower seat belt anchors for the rear outboard seats could come loose over time. If this was to occur, the seatbelt anchor could detach in the event of a crash.
The car manufacturer will resolve the problem by replacing and tightening the rear outboard seat belt anchors.
