Porsche Issues Recall Over Safety Concerns — Is Yours On The List?

A total of 85 cars were affected. Porsche has issued a more general recall affecting most of its current models. These include 2017 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Targa S, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo Cabriolet, 718 Boxter, and 718 Boxter S vehicles.

The cars mentioned above, all of them, during the manufacturing process, the windshield may not have been installed rightly, leaving it to detach in a case of a collision.

Porsche has not issued a notification schedule yet, but the German manufacturer is expected to inform customers and re-bond the windshield free of charge.

The other recall will see certain 2015-2016 Macan S and Macan Turbo, and 2017 Macan GTS models, because some of them may have a front passenger seat with faulty passenger occupant detection sensor.

In the case of a collision, the front passenger airbag may not deploy, significantly raising the risk of injuries. Again, there's no notification schedule on when Porsche will begin substituting the sensor mat and seat cushion.

Lastly, certain 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R vehicles, and 2017 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4S, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, and 911 Carrera S Cabriolet have been recalled as well.

Additionally, the recall includes 911 Targa 4, 911 Targa 4S, 911 Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S models. In the event of a collision, again, the front passenger airbag may not deploy because of a faulty airbag inflator initiator.

Apart from Porsche's recall, the cars from the German luxury carmaker are among the best sports cars in the world. The company recently revealed the Panamera Sport Turismo, below is an extensive photo gallery, click to view.