Porsche is recalling 2,941 electrical Macan crossovers as a result of their headlights are too vibrant, which may scale back visibility for oncoming drivers and enhance the danger of a crash.
The recall consists of 2024 and 2025 fashions manufactured between Mar. 15, 2024, Nov. 4, 2024. Headlight-control software program on this batch of automobiles was programmed to European requirements moderately than U.S. requirements, leading to beams that exceed brightness ranges laid out in Federal Motor Automobile Security Normal (FMVSS) quantity 108, in response to the NHTSA.
2024 Porsche Macan (electrical)
Porsche advised the protection regulator that this error was corrected for later-production automobiles, however that 100% of the recalled automobiles doubtless have the errant software program. Sellers will reprogram the headlight management items freed from cost as, regardless of this being a purely software-related difficulty, it could actually’t be addressed through an over-the-air replace.
Porsche expects to mail proprietor notification letters Jan. 24, 2025. House owners may also name the automaker’s customer support division at 1-800-767-7243 for extra info. Porsche’s reference quantity for this recall is ARC5.
2024 Porsche Macan (electrical)
The electrical Macan arrived for the 2024 mannequin 12 months as one of many first EVs primarily based on the Premium Platform Electrical (PPE) shared with Audi, and in addition underpinning that model’s Q6 E-Tron SUV and A6 E-Tron sedan. A primary drive indicated the Macan EV can be a great way to ease the electrical transition, however Porsche restricted availability to dual-motor Macan 4 and Macan Turbo grades for that first mannequin 12 months.
For 2025, Porsche expanded the lineup with a single-motor base mannequin that successfully lowered the electrical Macan’s worth by about $3,000, plus a dual-motor Macan 4S slotting between the Macan 4 and Turbo. Porsche continues to be promoting the previous-generation gasoline Macan alongside the electrical model, however has stated solely the electrical Macan might be out there beginning in 2026.
