Recall Detail

PORSCHE / 911 CARRERA / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8324 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PORSCHE
Recalled Component Id: 000010459000088917000000146 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 911 CARRERA Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V109000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Manufacturer That Filed Report: PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 24 1998 End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 19 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2734
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 14 2000 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Report Received Date: Apr, 10 2000
Record Creation date : Apr, 28 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. incorrect programming of the electronic logic unit can cause an incorrect fuel level. Consequence Summary: The vehicle could run out of fuel causing a loss of power.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will update the software in the instrument cluster so that the fuel level and the range of remaining fuel are determined and displayed correctly. Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during may 2000. 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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