Porsche Recalls
Check open Porsche recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Porsche recall lookups work
When you enter a Porsche VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Porsche dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Porsche recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Porsche authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Porsche recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 16V169000
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedal pivot pin retention
2011-2016 Porsche Cayenne (all variants) manufactured April 2010 through January 2016
The brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a retaining circlip; over time the pin can migrate out of position and allow the brake pedal itself to detach from its mount — which removes the driver's ability to brake. Porsche dealers inspect and install the missing circlip at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 20V077000
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel pump service cover contact
2015-2018 Porsche Macan (all variants)
The fuel pump service cover can contact the flow nozzle on the filter flange of the fuel pump assembly, gradually wearing cracks into the pump and allowing fuel to leak into the trunk area. A fuel leak near hot or electrical components increases fire risk. Porsche dealers replace the fuel pump assembly at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Porsche also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Porsche — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Porsche VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.
Researching before you have a VIN in hand? Browse the full Porsche recall archive by model year — every NHTSA campaign since 1990, organized by year and model.