Vehicle recall R/1994/012

Porsche 911 recall: Rear heater blower resistor may overload

DVSA recall R/1994/012 names the Porsche 911. It was launched 16 February 1994. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1992.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1994/012
Launched: 16 February 1994
Issued by: PORSCHE
Vehicles: 2,709 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The rear heater blower resistor can become electrically overloaded due to binding or seizure of the heater blower. The overloaded resistor may become hot enough to ignite the plastic air pipe in which it is located.

The fix

Recall the affected vehicles for the installation of a modified resistor unit which incorporates a thermal link.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Porsche 911	1 January 1989 to 31 December 1992	2,709

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Other recalls for these models

R/1994/013 Rear wheel lock up under braking 5 April 1994, Porsche 911
R/1994/045 Possible cracking of rear axle side parts 4 August 1994, Porsche 911
R/1993/057 Convertible top front locks may fracture 28 August 1993, Porsche 911
R/1993/012 Cruise control ball joint failure 6 November 1992, Porsche 911
R/1996/024 Insecurity of tail pipe cover sleeve 19 February 1996, Porsche 911
R/2003/175 Possible fire risk 17 November 2003, Porsche 911

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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