Recall Results | Safercar.gov | NHTSA
Good news for owners of those cars, although I bet many of them wish they didn't have those center locking hubs now that they've had to live with them. You didn't see any engine replacement recalls due to oiling issues for Cayman/Boxsters did you Pete?? Where's THAT recall???
Interesting . . . at our private track day at Hallett back in April, one of the drivers in a fairly new 997 GT3 had a rear wheel come off on the track when the center-lock hub apparently just broke for no obvious reason. He spun off the track (causing a small grass fire in the process
), and did a fair amount of damage to the suspension and brake assembly on that wheel, but fortunately wasn't hurt.
Personally, I think that center-locks are more trouble (and expense) than they're worth for the average track junkie.
I think it is generally true overall. I think most folks want them just because they look cool. For the track nothing beats long studs and nuts for security and ease of use.
+10000 I've said it before, I'll say it again, those center locks have no business on a street car.
--Ed
Porsches are meant to be driven like they were stolen. Whether it’s bombing the Autobahn or your favorite race circuit, Porsche equipped some of its cars with racecar style center locking wheel-retention system to reduce weight and wheel flex. So the last thing you want to hear is that they’re being recalled.
A total of 1,702 Porsche 911s equipped with the center-locking hubs, which includes the 911 GT2 RS, the GT3 and GT3 RS, the 911 Turbo and Turbo S, are being recalled because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that as they wear, the wheels could loosen.
“Over time, the hubs can wear prematurely,” said NHTSA in its recalls summary of the problem. “As the hubs wear, the wheels could loosen, increasing the risk of a crash.”
Porsche also confirmed and announced that this is a small possibility but is only most likely with cars operating under racing conditions. For example, back in August of 2010, a German Porsche dealer that also sponsors racing teams in events at European racetracks notified Porsche AG of several cases where the center wheel hubs failed on three 911 Carrera GT3s during semiprofessional racing conditions. However, there are no reported cases during public road use, Porsche also said.
The Zuffenhausen make also responded by developing new components as well as improved instructions for use under racing conditions. Porsche dealers will replace the center-locking hubs and wheels with the improved design for free so if you are an owner of a Porsche with the center-locking wheel retention system, you can contact Porsche at [phone removed] for more information.
Porsche recalling 2010-2011 911 because wheels can loosen | egmCarTech
