Software Recall on 2024 Porsche Taycans

Porsche Cars North America is recalling 2024 Taycan vehicles. The incorrect headlight control module software may have been installed, according to documents release this morning by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As such, these 2024 Taycans fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

The supplier- ZKW Lichtsysteme in Austria – erroneously adopted the ECE-compliant lighting behavior in the data set. Due to this programming error, affected vehicles were equipped with headlight control module software intended for the EU market that does not comply Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108.

The software results in ECE-compliant lighting behavior intended for other markets. This affects the parking lamp performance specifically when the parking lamps are on and turn signals are activated. There is no loss of low beam, high beam, turn signal, or hazard functionality.

Dealers will update the headlight control module software, free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed 1 November 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche’s number for this recall is ARB4. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov about NHTSA recall 24V654.