Recall 13V506000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Report Date
20131017
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Affected Vehicles
2 models

Defect Description

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cayenne and Cayenne GTS, model year 2013 Cayenne Diesel and model year 2014 Cayenne S, S Hybrid, Turbo, and Turbo S vehicles manufactured May 27, 2013, through July 10, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the calculated range of the remaining fuel displayed on the instrument cluster may be higher than the actual range. Additionally, the fuel level indicated by the fuel gauge may also be higher than actual amount in the tank.

Safety Consequence

The fuel display inaccuracies may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software free of charge. The recall began on December 5, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's recall number is AD03.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2013 PORSCHE CAYENNE
2014 PORSCHE CAYENNE

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.