{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Porsche recall 18V318 (AJ05): 2018 Porsche Macan S and Macan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v318/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V318 (Porsche): Failure of the control unit may increase the risk of a crash. Porsche's own number: AJ05.",
  "excerpt": "Porsche Macan, Porsche Macan S, model year 2018. Filed by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 16 May 2018. 3 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 Porsche Macan S and Macan vehicles. These vehicles have a control unit that may fail and prevent safety-related functions such as driver display alerts and possibly impair drivability and post-crash functions. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Porsche's own number for this recall: AJ05. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V318 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Failure of the control unit may increase the risk of a crash.” 18V318 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Electrical System 16 May 2018 2018-2018 PORSCHE MACAN, PORSCHE MACAN S Failure of the control unit may increase the risk of a crash. Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected control unit, free of charge. The recall began July 27, 2018. Owners may contact",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:40:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:21:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Porsche recall 18V318 (AJ05): 2018 Porsche Macan S and Macan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v318/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}