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2001 Porsche 911 Turbo Air bags Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
9%of 22 total for the year
Median mileage
31,650miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo, 9% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,650 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On september 21, 2001, I was hit on the driver's side by a large passenger vehicle or SUV, while driving a brand-new 2001 911 Porsche turbo, supposedly equipped with side impact air bags. The vehicle that hit me ran a stop sign and the driver did not apply his brakes. I had no stop sign. I would estimate that the other vehicle was traveling in excess of 25 miles an hour when it impacted me and my two young children in the porch. …”

NHTSA complaint #10005332, filed 2003-02, 3,500 miles

“Srs system on Porsche 911 TURBO 2001 has been in to dealership many times to attempt to solve a srs malfunction light. Porshe repairs and returns to me stating that car is safe. Last fall when light came on they said it was a control module and replacing it with a new one would cure it, less than 2,000 miles have been driven since that repair and car was stored for the winter, it has fail again and they are going to replace seatbelt, which has been done 4 previous times to no avail. …”

NHTSA complaint #10225555, filed 2008-04, 59,800 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200129%

Other parts of the 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo

Engine
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology