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Recall 01V-016

PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. recalled the 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo: Fuel system, gasoline (delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittings).

At a glance

Campaign number
01V-016
Reported
January 23, 2001
Vehicles affected
493 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. It is possible that the fuel supply line could leak due to chaffing with the intake manifold and/or the fuel return line could leak due to chaffing with a spring band clamp used to secure a coolant line.

The risk

The leaking fuel could come into contact with the exhaust system, increasing the risk of a fire.

The fix

Dealers will install a protective sheath on the fuel supply line. In addition, for vehicles produced between april 7 and may 22, 2000, the spring band clamp will be replaced with a screw type hose clamp and installed in such a way that it cannot come into contact with the fuel return line. Owner notification began february 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact porsche at 1-[removed].

Notes from the manufacturer

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).

Affected vehicles