2003 Porsche Boxster Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 77,312miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seats of the 2003 Porsche Boxster, 8% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 77,312 miles.
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.
“A strange thing happened as my wife and I were driving home at night in our '03 Boxster. The seatback on the passenger side mysteriously began rotating forward, all efforts to stop it using body force failed. My wife was crushed into the glove box by the time I was able to pull over and stop. She could not reach the door handle and was barely able to extricate herself after I opened the door from the outside. The seat motor had rotated the seatback forward to a position of approximately 45 past vertical by the time it stopped. …”
NHTSA complaint #10458148, filed 2012-05, 77,312 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11030809Mar 9, 2026Parts information for Parts Withdrawal - Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Part numbers 9J1881256AJ, 9J1881256AK, 9J1881256AL, 9J1881256AM, 9J1881256AN are affected. The cars…
- 11029201Feb 27, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal for Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Parts involved are 95C881256F and 95C881256H. The cars affected are ones that use the part numbers…
Seats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2003 Porsche Boxster
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Porsche Boxster
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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