January 11, 2006
Porsche is recalling 18,600 of its 911 Carrera sports cars worldwide to fix welding joints in the exhaust systems.
The recall vehicles are the high performance 911 Carrera S and all-wheel drive 911 Carrera 4S cars built between April 2004 and October 2005.
Porsche reports that the defective welding joint could lead to the loss of the tail pipe.
The repair, according to Porsche, will take roughly 25 minutes and will be at no charge to the customer.
Porsches last recall came in December, 2004 when the company asked owners of 18,150 of the 911 Carrera cabriolets to return their cars to check the roof mechanisms. The recall cost Porsche $12.1 million.
