The 2016 Porsche Cayman has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 7,517 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS19V5330002019-07-177,517 affected
Defect
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2017 911 and Boxster, 2016 Cayman and Panamera vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
Consequence
Deactivated air bags increase the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 13, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 12, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
3
SEAT BELTS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
STEERING
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
Total complaints12
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tail lamps are prone to hairline cracks difficult to see, when driven in rain or car wash tail lamp floods and causes electrical system to short circuit resulting in death or accident in inclement weather due to low visibility.”
“Engine stalls when stopped if not in sport mode. Electronic gauge display for oil level is confusing and shows low oil level in green, causing the user to add oil when it is full. Steering rubs and knocks when turning.”
“Engine stalls when stopped if not in sport mode. Electronic gauge display for oil level is confusing and shows low oil level in green, causing the user to add oil when it is full. Steering rubs and knocks when turning.”
“Engine stalls when stopped if not in sport mode. Electronic gauge display for oil level is confusing and shows low oil level in green, causing the user to add oil when it is full. Steering rubs and knocks when turning.”
“Windshield washer hose has snapped at the hood hinge which is preventing clearing of the windsheild of debris and obscuring forward visibility. This part was replaced by the dealer in 2016 during the first annual service for reasons unknown to me and has now failed.”
“The variable valve timing adjuster sprocket bolts have a tendency to shear under high load. This is a documented issue that was also common in several other porsche models of similar production year ranges. The valvetrain loses timing, resulting in a catastrophic engine failure which disables a…”
“2016 porsche cayman has an error code 'c11005 ? Airbag triggering unit, faulty' and the airbag light is illuminated but this vin was not included in porsche's recall (akb4) concerning this issue. Porsche has not correctly identified the recall population of 2016 porsche cayman cars affected by…”
“2016 porsche cayman has an error code 'c11005 ? Airbag triggering unit, faulty' and the airbag light is illuminated but this vin was not included in porsche's recall (akb4) concerning this issue. Porsche has not correctly identified the recall population of 2016 porsche cayman cars affected by…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Porsche Cayman as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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