Vehicle recall R/2018/373

Porsche Panamera recall: Electric power steering may sporadically be unavailable for a limited period of time

DVSA recall R/2018/373 names the Porsche Panamera. It was launched 20 December 2018. It covers vehicles built 21 March 2016 to 6 December 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/373
Launched: 20 December 2018
Issued by: PORSCHE
Manufacturer reference: AJ13
Vehicles: 2,521 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Electric power steering may be unavailable.

The fix

Re-programme power steering control unit with software upgrade.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Porsche Panamera	21 March 2016 to 6 December 2018	2,521

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Other recalls for these models

R/2019/087 Missing assignment within the software of the instrument cluster 14 March 2019, Porsche Panamera
R/2019/151 Potential malfunction of the a/c blower control unit 30 May 2019, Porsche Panamera
R/2019/173 Electrical power steering wire could become trapped between the cross beam and underfloor cover 13 June 2019, Porsche Panamera
R/2018/165 Connecting links on the rear axle anti roll bar 8 June 2018, Porsche Panamera
R/2019/204 The selector lever cable plastic sleeve does not have the required durability and may break 29 July 2019, Porsche Cayenne, Porsche Panamera
R/2019/250 Air bag control unit may have been installed with a faulty capacitor 23 August 2019, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Panamera, Porsche 911 and others

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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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