Porsche to address hood latches on two-door models

Porsche is conducting a voluntary recall of 1,382 recent 911, Boxster and Cayman models sold in the United States to address a hood lock bracket that failed internal quality control testing.

Installed on 2014 and 2015 model-year vehicles, the latch passes all mandated strength requirements, but according to Porsche’s statement, “…it was determined that these specific parts may not meet Porsche-specific quality standards throughout the life cycle of the vehicle.”

Porsche discovered the issue during its routine quality control testing and a fix was implemented for vehicles still in production. Owners of the affected vehicles will be notified within the next two months and Porsche assures that the replacement procedure will pose little inconvenience, taking only approximately half an hour.

The recall covers 4,428 vehicles worldwide, none of which have been involved in any related incidents that have been reported to Porsche.