NHTSA recall 04V593000
Seat Belts · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." All three rear seat positions and the front passenger position are equipped with seat belt retractors that have a locking feature which converts the retractor from an emergency locking retractor (Elr) mode to an automatic locking retractor (alr) mode for the purposes of child…
Why it matters: When involved in a crash, the child restraints may not be properly secured increasing the risk of injury or death to the seat occupant.
The fix: Dealers will permanently install a clip in either of the affected rear outboard seat belts and provide an owner's manual insert. The clips will prevent unwarranted conversion from alr to elr mode with child seat installation. The recall began May 17, 2005. Owners should contact Porsche at…
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2003 Porsche Cayenne
- 2003 Porsche Cayenne S
- 2003 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
- 2004 Porsche Cayenne
- 2004 Porsche Cayenne S
- 2004 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
- 2005 Porsche Cayenne
- 2005 Porsche Cayenne S
- 2005 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
All model years NHTSA lists
2003 Porsche Cayenne, 2004 Porsche Cayenne, 2005 Porsche Cayenne, 2003 Porsche Cayenne S, 2004 Porsche Cayenne S, 2005 Porsche Cayenne S, 2003 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, 2004 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, 2005 Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 04V593000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.