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Porsche 718 BOXSTER

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All Recalls

1 campaign
1 recall 1 critical🔥 1 fire risk💥 1 crash risk
Model year
Fuel System
Feb 20, 2019
2784 days ago

Your luggage compartment crossmember can detach in a crash and leak fuel, causing a fire.

Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · 2019
FIRE RISKCRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2019 718 Boxster, 718 Boxster S, 718 Cayman and 718 Cayman S vehicles and 2018-2019 718 Boxster GTS and 2018-2019 718 Cayman GTS vehicles. In the event of a crash, a crossmember may detach from the luggage compartment bracket, possibly causing a fuel leak.

Consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of fire.

Remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will secure the crossmember with additional rivets, free of charge. The recall began April 19, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA3.

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Full analysis: how to read the Porsche 718 BOXSTER recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Porsche 718 BOXSTER recall history

The Porsche 718 BOXSTER currently has 1 recall campaign indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall category for the 718 BOXSTER in our dataset is fuel system (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used 718 BOXSTER: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2019. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular 718 BOXSTER is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific 718 BOXSTER has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used 718 BOXSTERbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Porsche or any U.S. government agency.

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