Consumer Complaint Detail

PORSCHE / BOXSTER / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035594 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2004
Consumer's City: UNION CITY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Model Name: BOXSTER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WP0CA2984VS Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 19 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Srs (airbag light) on due to faulty grounding in seatbelt switch. porsche boxsters have an issue with it's airbag lights on due to a design flaw with the way porsche has grounded the switch on the seat belt harness. porsche has subsequently released a technical service bulletin and parts update to address the issue, but fixes are done at owners expense. i believe that a recall should be in order to address this issue.