Porsche 911, Boxster +2 more: Air bags — air bag/restraint control module

Affects Porsche 911, Boxster, Panamera, Cayman · 2016–2017 — about 8K vehicles.

The hazard

Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.

What to do

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB4.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational