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Porsche 911 Turbo S Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Porsche 911 Turbo S (2005–2023). The most-complained-about year is 2005.

4
safety recalls, all years
3
owner complaints, all years
2023
year with most recalls
2005
year with most complaints

Pick your Porsche 911 Turbo S model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2023 Porsche 911 Turbo S20
2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S10
2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S10
2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S10
2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S10
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo S10
2005 Porsche 911 Turbo S03

What Porsche 911 Turbo S owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 3.

All Porsche 911 Turbo S recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Porsche 911 Turbo 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. Air bags

    NHTSA 23V715000 Reported 2,923 vehicles potentially affected Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

    Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2023 911 Turbo S, 2022 911 Turbo, 2022-2023 911 GT3 Touring, 911 GT3, 911 Carrera 4 GTS, 2022-2024 911 Carrera GTS, 2023 911 GT3 RS, 911 Dakar, and 2024 911 Carrera T vehicles equipped with optional full bucket seats. The seat-mounted air bags may deploy unnecessarily…

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 11, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this…

    Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023

  3. 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

  4. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

    NHTSA 11V285000 Reported 1,702 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Porsche is recalling certain model year 2010-2011, 911 turbo; turbo s, 911 gt3, gt3 rs and gt2 rs high performance vehicles, manufactured from may 18, 2009 through september 17, 2010, and equipped with center locking hub and wheel assemblies. Over time the hubs can wear prematurely.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the central locking hubs and wheels with an improved design, free of charge. The safety recall began on june 28, 2011. Owners may contact porsche at 1-800-767-7243.

    Model years: 2010, 2011

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.