Porsche Cayenne: Headlight May Detach
Porsche is recalling 3,154 Cayenne vehicles because the headlight modules may not lock correctly to the vehicle body, which could cause a headlight to detach in rare cases. The fix involves replacing the locking mechanism on both headlights. This recall affects vehicles distributed in the United Kingdom.
- Recalling firm
- PORSCHE
- Product
- Vehicles: PORSCHE CAYENNE. Units affected: 3,154
- Reason
- If a headlight module is not locked correctly relative movements with respect to the wing can occur. In rare cases this can cause the headlight to become detached from the wing. Based on results from internal quality control checks and individual complaints Porsche has decided to incorporate measures to make the locking system more robust into standard production and they will retrofit these changes on existing models. Remedy: Affected vehicles will be recalled to have the locking mechanism on both headlights replaced.
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2012-02-23
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/c04828ad-ffea-4394-ad39-eb6dadbd9168