| NHTSA Record Id: 12290 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: PORSCHE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008555000074560000000261 |
Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CARRERA |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98E005000 |
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| Component Name: AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- |
End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 32 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 02 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Feb, 24 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 27 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: child seating system air bag deactivation kit for use on 1997-1998 911 carrera s, carrera 4, carrera 4s, and turbo (1997 model only), part no. 993 803 283 00, and 1997-1998 boxster model vehicles, part nos. 996 803 283 00 and 996 803 083 00. due to a manufacturing problem, the contact buckle (which is part of the kit) does not deactivate the air bag(s). |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, this results in the deployment of the air bag(s) which could result in severe injury or death to the child seat occupant. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a modified air bag deactivation kit. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin march 2, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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