Porsche has issued a recall for about 900 911 sports cars from model year 2023 because their rear seat belts may not lock when securing a child safety seat.
The company emphasizes that the seatbelts should work properly when restraining adults. The LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system used to attach most child seats should also work as expected. But, should an owner opt to secure a child safety seat using the seatbelt, the belt might not lock properly.
LATCH is the safest and easiest way to install a child safety seat.
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“A vehicle owner who elects to use the seat belt instead of the LATCH system to secure a child restraint seat will notice that the audible clicking noise made when the [automatic locking retractor] ALR function is activated stops well before the seat belt strap is fully retracted,” Porsche says.
Porsche is unaware of any accidents or injuries related to the problem, which the belt supplier discovered. The supplier isn’t even sure there is a problem. It skipped an inspection step that would have uncovered one.
Dealers will inspect the best to find out if they are locking correctly and replace them if not.
By law, recall repairs are always free.
Automakers try to reach every owner with recall notices, but some always slip through the cracks. That leaves millions of Americans driving cars with safety defects they could get repaired free of charge. Find out if your vehicle has any unaddressed recalls at our recall center.
