Porsche Carrera 4 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint across 2 model years of the Porsche Carrera 4 (1989–1990). The most-complained-about year is 1990.

Pick your Porsche Carrera 4 model year

• 1989
• 1990

What Porsche Carrera 4 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1990 model year has the most, with 1.

• Air bags1

All Porsche Carrera 4 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Porsche Carrera 4, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

   NHTSA 91V012000 Reported January 15, 1991 2,451 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

   Luggage in the luggage compartment and or plastic trim surrounding the safety latch may prevent the latch on the front hood from properly locking.

   Remedy: Replace plastic trim piece and install a bracket behind the safety latch to prevent interference.

   Model years: 1989, 1990

Other Porsche models

• Cayenne503 complaints
• Taycan272 complaints
• Macan239 complaints
• Boxster164 complaints
• 911143 complaints
• Panamera114 complaints
• Cayenne S105 complaints
• 911 Turbo79 complaints

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.