By Rob Sabo
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. has issued a recall of 173,538 vehicles manufactured during the past six years due to a software issue that causes the rear-view camera to not properly display images when the vehicles are shifted into reverse.
The recall, which was announced on Dec. 31 in a post on X by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), said the recall affects 88,810 Porsche Cayenne and Cayenne E-Hybrid cars, 34,148 Taycan models, 6,452 Panamera and Panamera E-Hybrid vehicles, and 44,128 Porsche 911 sports cars.
The exact issue for the cameras not properly displaying images behind the vehicles is unknown, Porsche said, but it likely stems from a software issue that causes signal interruption between the display and rear-mounted camera.
“Transient signal noise between the control unit and the Surround View cameras can, in certain rare instances, interrupt the signal from the rearview camera,” the recall notice stated.
“If this occurs, the driver will notice the rearview camera image is not displayed when the vehicle is placed in Reverse.”
The driver assistance system control unit software was manufactured at Porsche’s global headquarters located at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany. The 911 and Taycan sports cars are made there, while the Panamera models are made at Porsche’s Leipzig factory. The Cayenne model is made in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Porsche released an updated version of its imaging software for certain affected vehicles in May and June. The update reduces the potential for signal noise interruption and restores interrupted camera function, the company said.
Porsche will notify dealers of the potential safety risk starting in mid January, and it will begin notifying owners of the recall on Feb. 16, with additional notices mailed once a final solution is implemented. The update will be offered for free to all affected owners, Porsche added.
Starting on Jan. 19, Porsche owners can search the NHTSA’s website using their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to see if their vehicle is part of the recall. Porsche owners can contact the company’s customer service line at 800-767-7243 and reference recall number ASB2, or they can contact the NHTSA’s safety hotline at 888-327-4236.
Porsche isn’t the only auto manufacturer that had issues with rear camera displays in 2025. On Dec. 4, Stellantis recalled more than 72,500 Ram trucks due to a software issue with the trucks’ instrument panel display.
On Oct. 22, Ford Motor Company recalled more than 1.44 million vehicles because the automobiles’ center video display system may show a distorted, inverted or blank image when the vehicles were shifted into reverse. That announcement followed a recall by Toyota Motor & Engineering, recalling nearly 400,000 Tundra trucks and sport utility vehicles for the same problem.
