Vehicles Affected: Approximately 120 model-year 2016 Porsche 911 R and GT3 RS sports coupes; model-year 2017 911 Carrera, Carrera cabriolet, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Carrera 4S cabriolet, Carrera S, Carrera S cabriolet, Targa 4, Targa 4S, Turbo S and Turbo S cabriolet sports cars; and model-year 2017 718 Boxster, Boxster S, Cayman and Cayman S sports cars
The Problem: The passenger frontal airbag inflator initiator may fail to ignite in a crash, causing the airbag to not deploy and increasing the risk of a crash.
The Fix: Dealers will replace the affected airbags for free.
Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.