Skip to main content

2017-2020 Porsche Panamera, Panamera Hybrid, Cayenne: Recall Alert

porsche panamera 4s 2018 exterior rear three quarter oem jpg 2018 Porsche Panamera 4S | Manufacturer image

Vehicles Affected: Approximately 44,100 model-year 2017 Porsche Panamera 4, Panamera Turbo, Panamera Turbo Executive cars; model-year 2017-18 Panamera, Panamera 4S Executive and Panamera 4S cars; model-year 2018 Panamera Turbo S Hybrid, Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Hybrid and Panamera 4 Executive cars; model-year 2019 Cayenne Hybrid, model-year 2019-2020 Cayenne, Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo SUVs; and model-year 2020 Cayenne Coupe, Cayenne Turbo Coupe and Cayenne S Coupe SUVs

The Problem: The instrument cluster may not provide a visual warning when the brake pads are worn out, increasing the risk of a crash.

Porsche said this recall includes vehicles that were previously repaired in the spring.

The Fix: Dealers will reprogram the instrument cluster for free.

What Owners Should Do: Porsche will begin notifying owners Dec. 15. Owners can call the automaker at 800-767-7243, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236 or visit its website to check their vehicle identification number and learn more.

Need to Find a Dealer for Service? Go to Cars.com Service & Repair to find your local dealer. Click here to schedule a free recall repair at your local dealership.

More From Cars.com:

Cars.com’s Editorial department is your source for automotive news and reviews. In line with Cars.com’s long-standing ethics policy, editors and reviewers don’t accept gifts or free trips from automakers. The Editorial department is independent of Cars.com’s advertising, sales and sponsored content departments.

Chief Copy Editor
Patrick Masterson

Patrick Masterson is Chief Copy Editor at Cars.com. He joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and has achieved the rare feat of applying his journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor his entire professional career. He lives by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and knows where semicolons can go.

Featured stories

hyundai venue 2025 exterior oem 02 jpg
disappearance new vehicles under  20K jpg
lincoln navigator 2025 01 exterior front angle grey scaled jpg