2010 Porsche Panamera Recall - Seat-Belt Issue

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall on the 2010 Porsche Panamera due to faulty seat belt mounts. Porsche notified the NHTSA that the Panamera’s seat belt mounts could fail when the front seats are adjusted in an extreme forward position which, according to the NHTSA press release, increases the risk of injury or death. This recall, NHTSA campaign 10V141000, applies to about 3,176 vehicles, and Porsche has already created a repair for the concern.

Theoretically this recall should only be a concern for a small percentage of drivers or front occupants based on this particular seat adjustment as is the typical positioning for drivers or front passengers who are very short. It is never recommended for drivers to sit too close to the steering wheel due to possible airbag injuries, but in cases of the 2010 Porsche Panamera with the front seats adjusted all the way forward, the locking mechanism could detach from the anchoring system. It would appear that the front seatbelts operate properly in normal crash conditions with the seats adjusted to a more average driving position.


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Agent63 - 4/27/2010 11:41:31 AM

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Not company is immune to recalls these days. But life moves on and problems are solved. Can't nag on Porsche like this. Their build quality is still top notch. It'll never be as bad as the Toyota-Lexus problems.

als723 - 4/27/2010 11:49:44 AM

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Nobody is going to care because it's not Toyota or Lexus... how typical, if it was LS460 has seat-belt issue, they're be 20 comments already

0to60 - 4/27/2010 4:08:47 PM

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no seat belts or brakes while accelerating out of control. More like 50 comments but justified

mpls - 4/27/2010 4:08:45 PM

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funny cos.. in the 90s, Porsche turned to Toyota for help in regards to quality issues, how to improve Porsche reliability and qualityy. Basically Toyota helped them out..