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2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
3
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
418

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
fluid or fuel leak1100.0%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate1100.0%0.99

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

23V313000

Date: 2023-05-03. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2020 911 Carrera S, 2021 Taycan Turbo, and 2022 911 Carrera vehicles. Due to a process error in the car body production line, various welds may be missing from the vehicle body.

Consequence: In the event of a crash, incomplete body welding may not provide adequate protection to occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair the welds, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 30, 2023. Owners may contact Porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is APA4.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

418 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM88
UNKNOWN OR OTHER79
ENGINE59
EQUIPMENT37
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING25
STRUCTURE24
POWER TRAIN20
VISIBILITY/WIPER19

11037847

Date: 2026-09-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, POWER TRAIN.

Technical Information for Particles/Metal Chips/Residues in Engine Oil

11037848

Date: 2026-09-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY/WIPER.

Technical Information for Wind Noises when Driving from the Sunroof Area

11037849

Date: 2026-09-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY/WIPER.

Symptom-based workshop manual for Noises from Front Wiper Blade

11037808

Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, POWER TRAIN.

Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche A40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all vehicles from model year 1997 to 2020, for which A40 engine oils are assigned. Model years 1997-2001 are not available for selection in the system.

11037812

Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, POWER TRAIN.

Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin includes all models back to model year 1984, for which C30 engine oils are allocated.

11037813

Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, POWER TRAIN.

Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C20 engine oils are allocated.

11037816

Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, POWER TRAIN.

Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C40 engine oils are allocated.

11037868

Date: 2026-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS.

Special Tools and Equipment Information for alignment machines - Q3 2026 Software Spec Update Available

11037805

Date: 2026-09-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING.

Technical Information for Vehicle Color in Front Display/Control Panel Wrong after Replacing Central Computer (PCM)

11037795

Date: 2026-09-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Technical Information for Damage to Nano Plug Contacts Due to Utilization of Incorrect Measuring Equipment

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
911 CARRERA S1

Same model, other years

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Other Porsche models, 2020

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