- Porsche has issued a new recall for the Taycan due to a potential battery short circuit.
- Owners are advised to charge their vehicles only up to 80% to minimize the risk of fire.
- This potential issue affects a total of 27,720 units of the 2020-2024MY Porsche Taycans.
Porsche is recalling a total of 27,720 units of the 2020-2024MY Taycan due to a potential short circuit in the battery modules. In the meantime, some owners will be advised to limit their EV’s battery charge to a modest 80 percent until the repair is finally sorted—though that fix isn’t expected to arrive until the first quarter of 2025.
So, for the next several months, they’ll get to enjoy a slightly less “electrifying” driving experience while waiting for Porsche to resolve the issue.
Per documents from NHTSA, the affected Porsche Taycans were produced between October 21, 2019, and February 1, 2024, all featuring LG-sourced battery packs manufactured in Poland. Seems like LG is getting more than its fair share of recalls these days.
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Some Taycans may experience a short circuit in the battery modules, which could lead to a “thermal event.” To avoid this headache, Porsche suggests owners only charge their EVs “to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the repair has been completed”.
Unfortunately, a final solution won’t be available until at least the first quarter of 2025, leaving owners with a wait of at least three months before their EVs can be fully repaired. In the meantime, Porsche will monitor affected Taycans either remotely or through local dealers and notify owners who need to cap their charging capacity at 80 percent.
The company expects the defect to be present in all of the 197 examples included in the ARB5 recall, as well as an estimated 2 percent of the remaining 27,527 Taycans affected by the ARB6 and ARB7 recalls.
In any case, Porsche will inspect the battery modules of the entire population of affected Taycans, checking for possible defects. When anomalies are detected, Porsche will replace the faulty high-voltage battery modules free of charge.
Following the analysis, the company will also install an onboard diagnostic software, designed to detect any future battery anomalies. If the system finds new issues, it will display a warning message to the driver, and automatically limit the charging capacity to 80% – or even to 50% – until the defective modules are repaired.
Owners of the affected Porsche Taycans will be notified by mail starting on November 29, 2024. Any vehicles affected by prior recalls will also require this new remedy to be applied.
