Vehicle recall R/2019/204

Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Panamera recall: The selector lever cable plastic sleeve does not have the required durability and may break

DVSA recall R/2019/204 names the Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Panamera. It was launched 29 July 2019. It covers vehicles built 23 July 2002 to 13 September 2016.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2019/204
Launched: 29 July 2019
Issued by: PORSCHE
Manufacturer reference: AKB1
Vehicles: DVSA lists 11,745 on each model line

What can go wrong

The transmission selector lever plastic sleeve does not have the required durability.

The fix

Replace the plastic sleeve on the selector cable.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 11,745. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Porsche Cayenne	23 July 2002 to 5 February 2010	11,745
Porsche Panamera	20 August 2008 to 13 September 2016	11,745

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

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
R/2019/173 Electrical power steering wire could become trapped between the cross beam and underfloor cover 13 June 2019, Porsche Panamera
R/2019/151 Potential malfunction of the a/c blower control unit 30 May 2019, Porsche Panamera
R/2019/391 Due to faulty software the display logic of the brake wear indicator is not fulfilled sufficiently 12 November 2019, Porsche Panamera, Porsche Cayenne
R/2019/394 Emission values may be higher on affected vehicles with high mileage 19 November 2019, Porsche Panamera
R/2019/083 Missing assignment within the software of the instrument cluster 14 March 2019, Porsche Cayenne

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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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