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Porsche Carrera Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 18 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Porsche Carrera (1974–2001). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

4
safety recalls, all years
18
owner complaints, all years
1989
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Porsche Carrera model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Porsche Carrera04
1999 Porsche Carrera03
1997 Porsche Carrera02
1996 Porsche Carrera11
1995 Porsche Carrera01
1992 Porsche Carrera21
1991 Porsche Carrera21
1990 Porsche Carrera23
1989 Porsche Carrera21
1987 Porsche Carrera01
1974 Porsche Carrera10

What Porsche Carrera owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 4.

All Porsche Carrera recalls (4)

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

  1. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 98V089001 Reported 1,968 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

    Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. Inadvertent deployment of the air bag can occur.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the air bag system and a special filter horn relay will be installed that protects the air bag unit from voltage peaks.

    Model years: 1996

  2. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 96V147000 Reported 12,538 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

    A part of the steering column upper universal joint cracked during the manufacturing process.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the universal joint for cracks and will replace cracked joints with new parts.

    Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

  3. Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)

    NHTSA 93V204000 Reported 11,346 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

    After the engine has been turned off, the rear heater will automatically operate in order to dissipate heat in the engine heating system. During this operation, the resistor for the rear heater blower can become overloaded due to a binding or seized rear heater blower.

    Remedy: Porsche dealers will install a new resistor containing a circuit breaker.

    Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

  4. Delivery (fuel system)

    NHTSA 73V197000 Reported 1,000 vehicles potentially affected PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.

    Model years: 1974

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.