The 1983 Porsche 911 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 26,300 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS83V1110001983-10-2626,300 affected
Defect
THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT INCLUDE EMERGENCY-LOCKING OR AUTOMATIC-LOCKING RETRACTORS. THE BELTS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION".
Remedy
RECALLED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT AND A PORTION TO THE LEFT BELT REPLACED WITH RETRACTABLE BELTS.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1
1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1injuries
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Consumer pressed the clutch pedal to change gears, however pedal went to floor and it had to be driven in only 1 gear, vehicle was taken to dealer and fixed, however it failed again, this time while in first gear, vehicle lurched backwards causing an accident and consumer to be injured, consumer…”
“Consumer pressed the clutch pedal to change gears, however pedal went to floor and it had to be driven in only 1 gear, vehicle was taken to dealer and fixed, however it failed again, this time while in first gear, vehicle lurched backwards causing an accident and consumer to be injured, consumer…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1983 Porsche 911 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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