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Porsche 911 Carrera S Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Porsche 911 Carrera S (2005–2023). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

5
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2012
year with most recalls
2006
year with most complaints

Pick your Porsche 911 Carrera S model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2023 Porsche 911 Carrera S10
2021 Porsche 911 Carrera S01
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S11
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S21
2007 Porsche 911 Carrera S01
2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S12
2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S10

What Porsche 911 Carrera S owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 2.

All Porsche 911 Carrera S recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Porsche 911 Carrera S, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 24V123000 Reported 910 vehicles potentially affected Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2023 911 Carrera T, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 911 Carrera GTS, 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S, 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, 911 Targa 4 GTS, 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S,…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the rear three-point belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 11, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's…

    Model years: 2023

  2. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 23V313000 Reported 3 vehicles potentially affected Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 911 Carrera S, 2021 Taycan Turbo, and 2022 911 Carrera vehicles. Due to a process error in the car body production line, various welds may be missing from the vehicle body.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair the welds, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 30, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's…

    Model years: 2020

  3. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 12V107000 Reported 1,232 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Porsche is recalling certain model year 2012 911 carrera s vehicles manufactured from october 26, 2011, through january 24, 2012. Interference between a coolant line and a fuel line may cause the fuel line to become disconnected at the quick connector.

    Remedy: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with a new fuel line, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 26, 2012. Owners may contact porsche at 1-800-767-7243.

    Model years: 2012

  4. Seat belts

    NHTSA 11V409000 Reported 235 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Porsche is recalling certain model year 2011 911 speedster and 911 gts rs 4.0; and model year 2012 boxster (including s and spyder); cayman (including s and r); 911 carrera (including s, gts, 4, 4s, and 4 gts); 911 targa 4 and targa 4s; and 911 turbo and turbo s models manufactured from may 31, 2011, through june 10, 2011. There is a…

    Remedy: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt anchors and, if necessary, replace the seat belt. The repairs will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on september 2, 2011. Owners…

    Model years: 2012

  5. Exhaust system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 06V008000 Reported 5,094 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Certain 2 door coupe and convertible vehicles may have been supplied with a tailpipe that may have been produced with a weld located between the fastening clip and exhaust pipe, which is inadequately dimensioned. Also included are certain accessory exhaust pipes installed by dealers.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new tailpipe with a longer seam weld free of charge. The recall began on january 24, 2006. Owners may contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

Other Porsche models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.