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RecallScanner Severity Profile

Porsche CAYMAN

Routine recalls2 campaigns, none flagged critical.
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Critical
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Fire risk
1
Crash risk
2
Injuries
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Deaths
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All Recalls

2 campaigns
2 recalls🔥 1 fire risk💥 2 crash risk
Model year
Engine
Mar 24, 2021
1960 days ago

Your engine connecting rods can crack and cause your engine to stall or leak oil, risking a crash or fire.

Affected: ENGINE · 2021
FIRE RISKCRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Porsche Cayman GT4, Cayman GTS 4.0, 718 Spyder, and Boxster GTS 4.0 vehicles. The engine connecting rods may crack and loosen.

Consequence

A loose connection while driving may cause engine damage, a stall, or an oil leak, increasing the risk of a crash or fire.

Remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connecting rods or, as necessary, the engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMA4.

Engine
May 15, 2024
812 days ago

Your transmission may not lock in park, letting your car roll away unexpectedly.

Affected: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) · 2024
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2024 Boxster and Cayman vehicles. The safety clip that attaches the shift cable to the transmission may not be installed properly, which can prevent the transmission from locking in the park position when the shift lever is placed into park.

Consequence

A transmission that does not lock into park as intended may result in a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the shift cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARA7.

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

Understanding the Porsche CAYMAN recall history

The Porsche CAYMAN currently has 2 recall campaigns 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 CAYMAN in our dataset is engine (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used CAYMAN: 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 2021–2024, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2021 and 2024. 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 CAYMAN 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 CAYMAN has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used CAYMANbefore 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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