Two years ago, Porsche told about 1,851 owners of 2024 911 and 718 models to park their cars because a batch of center-lock wheel parts might crack. Now 548 more owners are getting the same instruction, and this time the filing explains why the first sweep missed them.
What’s new
Porsche Cars North America submitted recall 26V682 on October 16, 2026, as an expansion of its 2024 campaign. The added cars are all 2024 models:
- 911 Carrera GTS: 168
- 911 Turbo S: 94
- 718 Cayman GT4 RS: 73
- 718 Spyder RS: 70
- 911 GT3: 50
- 911 GT3 RS: 41
- 911 S/T: 39
- 911 Turbo: 13
The consumer advisory is blunt: do not drive. The failure mode is as bad as it sounds. The center-locking part can fracture, potentially costing the car a wheel or degrading steering control. Porsche says owners are likely to feel immediate vibration if the part fractures, which is a thin layer of comfort at triple-digit speeds.
Two years later, a cause
When Porsche filed the original 2024 recall on October 28, 2024, it covered 1,851 vehicles and admitted the cause was still under investigation. The new filing names one. Testing of the suspect batch from supplier Hirschvogel found lead and bismuth levels outside specification. The affected component is part number 992601119B.
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Lead and bismuth make steel easier to machine. They also make it weaker, which is why the spec on them is tight. Too much in a part that clamps a wheel to a hub through hard braking, cornering, and curb strikes is a bad recipe. One big fastener carries the entire clamping job on a center-lock wheel. Five-lug wheels spread that load across several fasteners, so one weak bolt is less likely to drop the wheel.
How 548 cars slipped through
This section of the filing is an unusual piece of supply-chain candor. In May and August 2026, Porsche learned of two more field fractures, with no injuries reported. A joint review with the supplier found that previously unidentified material movements in the supplier’s manufacturing and logistics had undermined the original traceability work. Parts from the bad batch had been shipped under delivery notes nobody connected to it in 2024.
Porsche found the extra cars by matching supplier delivery records to component and vehicle build dates. The affected parts went into 911s and 718s built between June 7 and July 19, 2024. The filing estimates 1.4% of the 548 actually have a defective part. The odds of your specific car being one of them are low. The consequence if it is one of them is terrible, which is why the do-not-drive order applies to all of them.
The calendar problem
Porsche told dealers on October 20, and VINs became searchable on NHTSA’s site that same day. Owners will be contacted by phone, email, and MyPorsche app notification within one to two weeks, with letters due within 60 days of the filing.
The planned remedy notification date is December 15, 2026. The fix itself is simple: a dealer inspects the center-lock system and replaces any bad parts. Porsche says the remedy is unchanged from 2024 because the suspect parts come from the same batch. So you’re stuck waiting for a scheduling date rather than for engineering work. Depending on when you hear from Porsche, that could mean nearly two months without your car.
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Porsche says it won’t offer reimbursement for repairs done before notification, because every affected car is still under its new-car warranty.
What owners should actually do
- Check your VIN today at NHTSA’s recall lookup. If you bought a 2024 GTS, Turbo, or GT car secondhand, Porsche may not have your current contact information, so don’t assume an email is coming.
- Don’t drive it to the dealer. Ask the dealer or Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243 about transport. A recall-related tow beats an uninsurable hub failure.
- Keep it insured while it sits. If you’re tempted to cut coverage on a parked car, ask your insurer about reduced storage coverage rather than dropping it. Garage fires and theft don’t honor stop-drive orders.
- Don’t swap wheels or fasteners yourself to get around the order. Center-lock hardware has specific torque and lubrication procedures. A non-genuine nut on a car with an open safety recall creates warranty and liability problems you don’t want to explain later.
The bigger lesson
Center-lock wheels are race technology adapted for road cars, and owners tolerate their quirks for faster wheel changes and lower rotating mass. Porsche recalled in 2024 and still missed 548 cars, because its supplier’s records couldn’t say where every part from one bad batch of steel went. Two more cracked parts in customer hands exposed the gap.
Shopping a lightly used 2024 GT or Turbo? Would you walk away from a seller who can’t show you the recall paperwork on the spot?