981 Recall
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You can check online here: https://recall.porsche.com/prod/pag/...ReadForm&c=usa
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I just checked my VIN to see if my '15 CS in affected... good to learn it is not. This is a great website to check on recalls...
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
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Well my Cayman's (CS, build date 03/13) VIN number does not produce a result on either the Porsche or NHTSA recall lookup web sites..... but today I received the same letter as OP, saying that it is subject to the recall. That seems a bit odd; if they don't use the VIN to track these things, what else do they use?
According to my letter, the repair takes about an hour... but may need to allow more time depending on scheduling at the service dept.
I also learned from the letter that "California regulations require this campaign to be completed prior to the time you renew your vehicle registration."
According to my letter, the repair takes about an hour... but may need to allow more time depending on scheduling at the service dept.
I also learned from the letter that "California regulations require this campaign to be completed prior to the time you renew your vehicle registration."
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Well my Cayman's (CS, build date 03/13) VIN number does not produce a result on either the Porsche or NHTSA recall lookup web sites..... but today I received the same letter as OP, saying that it is subject to the recall. That seems a bit odd; if they don't use the VIN to track these things, what else do they use?
According to my letter, the repair takes about an hour... but may need to allow more time depending on scheduling at the service dept.
I also learned from the letter that "California regulations require this campaign to be completed prior to the time you renew your vehicle registration."
According to my letter, the repair takes about an hour... but may need to allow more time depending on scheduling at the service dept.
I also learned from the letter that "California regulations require this campaign to be completed prior to the time you renew your vehicle registration."
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I got the letter and just ran my VIN thru Porsche recall site and nothing came up either. Nowhere in the letter does it use the word "recall", just "Porsche Customer Satisfaction Campaign", so maybe it's technically not a recall.
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Correct, its not a recall. Its just a service bulletin (TSB) and there have a been a few of them issued on the 981 so far for various little things (WE02, WF27, WF86). There has never been a regular 981 recall for anything
Last edited by ICNU; Aug 18, 2021 at 11:22 AM.
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No worries and I dont think anyone really panicked about anything as the term "recall" is used many times in these discussions interchangeably with TSB even though not technically correct. A full on recall whether voluntarily or forced by the Govt is typically reserved for a very serious failures with safety implications. All the new GTS 4.0 owners that all have to get new engines in their cars can tell us all about that experience!
Last edited by ICNU; Aug 18, 2021 at 03:08 PM.
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So is there any chance a Porsche dealer will take care of these issues (at no cost) without getting a letter? Or should I not worry about them since they're apparently minor?
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Yes, they will take care of any outstanding campaign that applies to your car free of charge. They would always notify me when I happened to be at the dealership for service rather than send anything to me via mail, but you can always call them and set up an appointment.
Last edited by ICNU; Aug 19, 2021 at 09:56 AM.
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I was in for an inspection and they noticed I needed the fix. Had me in the following week and I waited while they did the fix. Took about an hour. Luckily not long enough to totally fall in love with the GT4 they just got on trade.
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My neighbor and I both have 15 981 GTS, he got the letter I didn’t, so when he set up his appointment he had the service manager call me to set up an appointment, when I gave my vin # turns out my car doesn’t have any open recalls, lady said the leak detec module recall was taken care of already back in 19. Well I looked at all the records the previous owner gave me and sure enough there is a receipt for the job. Save me a trip to the DP.
