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1996 Porsche CARRERA Recalls

NHTSA has 1 recall campaign on file for the 1996 Porsche CARRERA. Every repair below is free at a franchised dealer, by federal law.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Campaign 98V089001 · reported Nov 27, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAN OCCUR.

Risk: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND A SPECIAL FILTER HORN RELAY WILL BE INSTALLED THAT PROTECTS THE AIR BAG UNIT FROM VOLTAGE PEAKS.

Does this apply to your CARRERA?

Campaigns list every affected vehicle at the model level, but individual vehicles may already be repaired or fall outside the affected production range. Check a specific VIN with the Porsche recall lookup — free — or see other 1996 Porsche models with recalls. Source: official NHTSA recall database.