2025 Porsche Taycan has been recalled

183 cars had to be returned to dealers due to rearview camera issues

Porsche just unveiled the updated 2025 Taycan, and guess what? It already faces its first recall in the United States. The culprit? The rearview camera system is malfunctioning. While recalls are rarely welcome news to car owners, this one is relatively small, affecting fewer than 200 vehicles nationwide.

According to the automaker, the visual parking assist feature will automatically activate if the new Taycan detects an object ahead. However, if the system is triggered and reverse gear is engaged shortly thereafter, the rearview camera may not activate within the time required by federal motor vehicle safety standards, increasing the risk of a fender bender.

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A total of 183 Taycans are affected by this failure, and these vehicles were all produced between March 27, 2024, and August 19, 2024. According to Porsche, a software programming error is the source of the problem. Yeah, it’s always software, isn’t it?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) filed the recall after the problem emerged during functional durability testing in August. So, they’ve got their act together, and now Porsche has to clean up.

Porsche will notify 2025 Taycan owners of the recall via email by November 29, instructing them to bring their vehicles to dealers where a central computer will be programmed with the updated data set to ensure the rearview camera is operating as designed.

While this is the first recall for the 2025 Taycan, it’s not the only one affecting Porsche’s flagship electric car. Earlier this month, Porsche announced a recall of 27,720 2020-2024 Taycans due to a possible short circuit in the high-voltage battery pack. The batteries equipped for these models come from LG Energy Solution, and although Porsche is developing an on-board diagnostic system to detect battery abnormalities, the system will not be ready until the first quarter of 2025. Previously, affected Taycan owners were told to limit charging to 80% capacity – a Band-Aid to a larger problem.