Porsche’s official reaction to reports of fires in new 911 GT3 models has moved up a gear with word they will be recalling all 785 model year 2014 GT3s for inspection.
The notice includes a recommendation that owners should not drive their car until it has been checked:
Inspection of all 911 GT3 vehicles of model year 2014
Porsche inspecting engines of current 911 GT3 models
Stuttgart. 2014/02/20 – The sports car producer Porsche is inspecting all engines of 911 GT3 vehicles of model year 2014. Porsche is informing the owners of the affected vehicles directly and recommending that they stop using their vehicles. The company is offering to pick up the vehicles and take them to a Porsche Centre immediately.
Safety is a number one priority at Porsche, and the company takes its responsibility seriously. After engine damage occurred in two vehicles in Europe and the vehicles then caught fire. Porsche decided to inspect all 785 delivered vehicles worldwide. There was no traffic accident and no personal injure. Internal studies to determine the cause of the engine damage have not been completed yet.
Porsche will report on any new findings immediately.
3 replies on “Porsche fires up recall for MY14 911 GT3 models”
Even Adolf has fallen victim…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x0IwfxEF0A
Haha, that’s quite good!
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