Recall Detail

PORSCHE / 911 TURBO / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 6800 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PORSCHE
Recalled Component Id: 000012553000095482000000153 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 911 TURBO Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V016000 Mfr Campaign Number: A102 - A110
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 07 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 11 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 493
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 01 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Report Received Date: Jan, 23 2001
Record Creation date : Jan, 24 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. it is possible that the fuel supply line could leak due to chaffing with the intake manifold and/or the fuel return line could leak due to chaffing with a spring band clamp used to secure a coolant line. Consequence Summary: The leaking fuel could come into contact with the exhaust system, increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a protective sheath on the fuel supply line. in addition, for vehicles produced between april 7 and may 22, 2000, the spring band clamp will be replaced with a screw type hose clamp and installed in such a way that it cannot come into contact with the fuel return line. owner notification began february 1, 2001. 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. Recall Notes: 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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