Porsche Taycan was recalled under the maker’s own code ARA4 in the United States, in Canada and in the European Union. This is what each authority recorded, and which of them told the public first.
Code ARA4
Porsche Taycan
- United States
- 24V215 · filed 20 March 2024
- Canada
- 2024180 · filed 20 March 2024
- European Union
- A12/00997/24 · published 26 April 2024
notified by Germany
risk recorded as Fire (Serious risk)
The United States published it first. The European Union was last, 37 days later.
The defect, as America published it
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Taycan, Taycan 4 Cross Turismo, 2020-2023 Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo S, 2021-2022 Taycan 4S Cross Turismo, 2022 Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo, 2022-2023 Taycan GTS, 2023 Taycan GTS Sport Turismo, and 2020-2021 Taycan Turbo vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery modules.
The remedy, as America published it
Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the repair has been completed. Dealers will replace the affected modules in the high-voltage battery, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 8, 2024. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ARA4.
One of the codes in the same fault, three registers.