2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2016 Porsche Cayenne. Owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Porsche dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Porsche Cayenne. Check your Cayenne by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 40 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Porsche Cayenne, reporting 2 injuries. Porsche has issued at least 522 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Porsche Cayenne owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Porsche Cayenne. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE CAUSES EAR DAMAGE TO OCCUPANTS, WHETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11209176
“Porsche dashboard leather shrunk. Safety hazard for airbag not deploying properly. This is a common issue reported.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11763904
“Porsche dashboard leather shrunk and staples pulled out. I was told that if the vehicle was in an accident the airbag might not deploy correctly. The Porsche dealer looked at it and recommended replacing the entire dashboard which costs over $10,000. This is apparently a very common issue.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11740920
“I noticed a hesitation when I Pressed the gas pedal, I also noticed the smell of Gasoline when I parked it in my Garage. I had my Certified mechanic look at it and he told me there was a recall on the Fuel sending unit, creating a transfer case failure, apparently the flange breaks and leaks gas.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11721778
“passenger side leather covered dashboard delaminated making air bag deployment inpossible”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11695576
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Porsche Cayenne is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Porsche dealer.