The 2016 Porsche Macan has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 70,117 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Macan vehicles. The fuel pump service cover may contact the flow nozzle on the filter flange of the fuel pump, potentially causing cracks and a fuel leak.
Consequence
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Porsche will rework or replace and apply a protective film to the fuel pump flange. in addition, the fuel pump flange will be inspected and replaced if cracks are present. The recall began April 10, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ALA2.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
10
ENGINE
4
STEERING
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
SEAT BELTS
1
SEATS
1
Total complaints31
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Coolant y pipe leak”
“Oil leak from timming cover, make oil smoking burn strong smell in to the cabin. My kids feel not good when breathing evrytime when they on the car.”
“The steering felt loose as if the car can loose control”
“The steering felt loose as if the car can loose control”
“The steering felt loose as if the car can loose control”
“Porsche dashboard leather shrunk and staples pulled out. I was told that if the vehicle was in an accident the airbag might not deploy correctly. The porsche dealer said it needs replacing. This is a very common issue and porsche is not recalling to fix. Please investigate and make porsche correct…”
“Y shaped plastic coolant line cracks and leaks do to manufactures poor choice of materials! Resulting in engine overheating, and sever loss of coolant! Spraying entire engine compartment under hood white dried up coolant over spay spots with empty coolant reservoir and no heat. You would think…”
“Vehicle speeds up and breaks uncontrollably. When stopped it displays several codes on the dashboard 1) power steering fail, increased effort, driving permitted, 2) gra/acc fault driving permitted 3) faulty windshield wipers no fault codes are found with a code reader.”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
InvestigationEA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
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 Macan as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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