1994 Porsche 968 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1994 Porsche 968. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“There exists a known issue with the pinion bearing in the transaxle. This issue has been documented by dealers, consumers, and the manufacturer. To date, there have been hundreds of known failures - considering that porsche produced less than 12,780 of these vehicles worldwide over four years, the…”

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY · reported 2003-07-16

“Known pinion bearing issue has been ignored by porsche for years. There are hundreds of known cases of this bearing failure yet porsche outright denies a problem. With less than 12,780 units produced worldwide over four years, the ratio of failed units of quite high by any standard. There exists…”

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY · reported 2003-07-16

“Pinion bearing failure in power train of porsche 968 model cars - manufacturing defect, without relationship to driving conditions or wear and tear. Major safety concern. Extremely high cost to repair - should be subject to immediate recall. *jb”

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION · reported 2003-07-14

“All electrical power stops abruptly immediately killing the engine and all power to lights. You can't even put on emergency flashers since there is no electrical power. Appears to happen when a higher electrical load is introduced such as a/c or high beams are used. Most recently, this happened on…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD · reported 2002-08-31
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Porsche 968 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.