Porsche solely lately started gross sales of the 992.2-generation 911, however the sports activities automobile was already hit with a recall. With the rear fog lights activated, the low-beam headlights have the potential to glare different street customers. Eight-hundred seventy-eight vehicles are probably affected, all constructed between June and December of final 12 months.

The information involves our consideration by way of CarBuzz, which reported on the recall over the weekend. The brand new 911 has all its entrance lighting features built-in right into a single unit. In line with the recall report, the motive force’s aspect low beam lowers by 0.57 levels when the motive force prompts the rear fog lights, which contravenes the federal security commonplace on automobile lighting. Fortunately, the repair is easy; a dealer-performed software program replace for a entrance body-control module.

Porsche has two lighting techniques for the brand new 911, each all-LED; the non-obligatory HD-Matrix Design LED use 32,000 LED pixels to hold out all lighting features. We have reached out to Porsche Vehicles North America to substantiate if the recall impacts one or each lighting techniques, and we’ll replace once we hear again. Porsche will notify sellers of the recall subsequent week, and it’ll ship out notices to house owners in April. 

Coincidentally, the 2023 911 was additionally recalled final week for rear seatbelt bolts that might come undone. On the 279 vehicles probably affected, staff put in an aluminum sound-deadening panel within the fallacious place, and it is available in to contact with the seatbelt bolt. Over time, vibration can loosen the bolt. Porsche decided in testing that this might occur, however has no area studies of the rear seatbelt bolts coming undone.

The repair includes tightening the bolts and transferring the sound-proofing panel as wanted. As with the opposite recall, Porsche is notifying sellers subsequent week and house owners in April.