2014 PORSCHE BOXSTER Recalls (3)

Campaign:
13V502000 on 10/31/2013
Component:
Electrical system
Manufactured:
09/01/2013 - 09/22/2013
Affected:
81
Defect:
Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014 boxster, boxster s, cayman, cayman s and 911 carrera (s, cabriolet, s cabriolet, 4, 4s, 4 cabriolet, 4s cabriolet) vehicles manufactured september 2, 2013, through september 23, 2013. in the affected vehicles, the passenger seats may be equipped with defective wiring harnesses resulting in intermittent contact with the harness plug.
Consequence:
The intermittent plug may cause the passenger seat frontal and knee airbags may be deactivated. in the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, this may increase the risk of injury to the front passenger.
Correction:
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat free of charge. the recall began on december 11, 2013. owners may contact porsche at 1-770-290-3500. porsche's recall number is ad04.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
13V502000 on 10/31/2013
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
09/01/2013 - 09/22/2013
Affected:
81
Defect:
Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014 boxster, boxster s, cayman, cayman s and 911 carrera (s, cabriolet, s cabriolet, 4, 4s, 4 cabriolet, 4s cabriolet) vehicles manufactured september 2, 2013, through september 23, 2013. in the affected vehicles, the passenger seats may be equipped with defective wiring harnesses resulting in intermittent contact with the harness plug.
Consequence:
The intermittent plug may cause the passenger seat frontal and knee airbags may be deactivated. in the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, this may increase the risk of injury to the front passenger.
Correction:
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat free of charge. the recall began on december 11, 2013. owners may contact porsche at 1-770-290-3500. porsche's recall number is ad04.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
14V698000 on 11/03/2014
Component:
Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Manufactured:
05/06/2014 - 09/22/2014
Affected:
1,382
Defect:
Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 porsche 911, boxster, and cayman vehicles manufactured may 7, 2014, to september 23, 2014. the front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation.
Consequence:
A failure of the hood latching mechanism may cause the hood to suddenly open during vehicle operation and will severely impede the driver's ability to see out the front windshield, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock on the front hood, free of charge. the recall began december 12, 2014. owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. porsche's number for this recall is ae04.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

2014 PORSCHE BOXSTER TSBs (20)

Bulletin:
TI-78-13
Component:
161100 structure: frame and members:underbody shields
Summary:
Porsche: due to programming error, at time of production, on some vehicles, the underbody protection, in left rear wheel housing, had not been applied based on specifications and could become corroded over life service of vehicle. model 2
Bulletin:
TI-12-11-13
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Porsche: information concerning the procedure for reprogramming the pdk control unit. boxster (981)/boxster s (981) and cayman (981)/cayman s (981). model years 2013-2014. *js
Bulletin:
TI-2-14
Component:
117000 digital instrument panel
Summary:
Porsche: instrument cluster software needs reprogramming due to displaying incorrect information and can stop working or will work, after certain conditions, on some vehicles. model 2012-2014 boxster, cayman, 911. *pe
Bulletin:
TI-59-14
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Porsche: according to new software, (version 2900), front end electronic control unit (front bcm) must be flashed, if rear end electronics control unit (rear bcm) needs replacing. model 2013-2014 911 991), boxster (981), cayman (981).
Bulletin:
WF86
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Summary to be provided on a future date.
Bulletin:
122-W6Q4V-06
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
Concerns: pdk control unit information: this is to inform you of a voluntary workshop campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. a shift rod movement at a shift gate that was not selected can be detected incorrectly on the affected vehicle
Bulletin:
122-M6M5Z-06
Component:
341000 communications:horn assembly
Summary:
Concerns: horn (also referred to as fanfare) information: modified assignment of connector contacts due to installation of new type of horn. as a result, if the horn needs to be replaced, an adapter cable must also be installed.
Bulletin:
122-Q2E5G-06
Component:
071110 fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap
Summary:
Concerns: switching element for filler flap information: this is to inform you of a voluntary workshop campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. defective switching elements for the filler flap may have been installed on the affected vehic
Bulletin:
122-G7H3U-06
Component:
117000 digital instrument panel
Summary:
Concerns: instrument cluster information: this is to inform you of a voluntary workshop campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. the following fault symptoms can occur on the affected vehicles due to a software error in the instrument cl
Bulletin:
122-H4U2R-06
Component:
176100 latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Summary:
Concerns: upper part of lock on front lid information: this is to inform you of a recall campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. due to a temporary manufacturing error, there is a possibility that front lid lock upper parts, on which th
Bulletin:
122-W4G8S-10
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Technical concern: by design, the vehicle gateway allows certain vehicle features to time-out, in stages. this allows the vehicle to sleep. one feature that can time-out is the 12 v dc power point (cigarette lighter) in the center console a
Bulletin:
122-N9Z4L-07
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Concerns: agm starter battery (referred to below simply as 'battery') situation: support for the care andmaintenance of the agmstarter battery (at the dealership): from the time the vehicle is delivered to the porsche centre until it is h
Bulletin:
122-T7Y5Q-12
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Information: this document updates information previously published in eq 1105, eq 1105, and eq 1401. to provide stable voltage and sufficient current throughout certain service operations, you should connect the vehicle to a battery charg
Bulletin:
122-S7H6V-03
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Concerns: battery trickle charging with "charge-o-mat"may time out within a short period of time. the trickle charging will thus end prematurely. thismay result in a dead battery. information: the ?charge-o-mat? device recommended by pors
Bulletin:
122-B9V4V-06
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Information: the approval and support management system was created to offer assistance to the dealer organization with new and complex technical issues by utilizing the support specialists within porsche r&d. as a result, this process has
Bulletin:
122-P5G7U-07
Component:
070000 fuel system, gasoline
Summary:
Oil in the wiring harness. if oil is found in the engine wiring harness during a repair, the wiring harness and all the affected components (including the oil pump control valve) must be replaced.
Bulletin:
122-P5G7U-07
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Oil in the wiring harness. if oil is found in the engine wiring harness during a repair, the wiring harness and all the affected components (including the oil pump control valve) must be replaced.
Bulletin:
122-D2A2M-10
Component:
021500 suspension:front:control arm
Summary:
Subject: front axle: control arms (wishbone) and longitudinal arms rear axle: trailing arms (wishbone) and carrier side section information: if the affected axle parts need to be replaced, an old partmay still be installed on the opposite
Bulletin:
122-X4X7D-09
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
Cause the noises can occur if there is excessive spring force tolerance in the oil separator date of introduction the optimized oil separators are used in production from november 25, 2015. remedial action in the event of a customer co
Bulletin:
122-F9S5J-09
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Cause the control unit for the auxiliary alarm system has limited bus communication. date of introduction control units for the auxiliary alarm system with updated software have been used in production since the beginning of december 20

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