It's the second time since the 992-generation 911 arrived that Porsche has told center-lock owners to park their cars, and it's the same faulty part both times. Two more cracked parts this year showed the first recall missed some cars.
Porsche is telling the owners of 548 more 2024 sports cars in the US, and 111 in Canada, to stop driving them. A recall filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Oct 16, 2026, under campaign number 26V682, widens Porsche's October 2024 recall over center-lock wheel parts that can crack and let a wheel come off. The cars covered are some of the most sought-after 992-generation 911s, the GT3, GT3 RS, S/T, Turbo and Turbo S, plus the 911 Carrera GTS and the 718 Cayman GT4 RS and 718 Spyder RS. Affected VINs became searchable on NHTSA's site on Oct 20, 2026, and Transport Canada has posted a matching recall, number 2026-502, for Canadian cars.
This is the second time since the 992-generation 911 went on sale that Porsche has told owners of center-lock cars to park them, and it's the same problem both times. We went through NHTSA's recall records for every Porsche model back to 2010 and found exactly two center-lock wheel recalls that cover 992-era cars: 24V809 in October 2024 and this one. NHTSA lists the new recall as an expansion of the first. Porsche's filing says the extra parts came from the same bad batch, and the part number and the fix haven't changed. So it's a second grounding, not a second defect.
Center-lock wheels use one large central nut instead of five lug bolts, and Porsche fits them to its fastest road cars, usually as an option. According to NHTSA's record, the center-lock wheel bolt on the affected cars may fracture and cause the wheel to detach, which can lead to a loss of control. Transport Canada's notice adds that only cars fitted with the optional center-locking wheels are affected.
Porsche's Oct 16, 2026 filing names the cause for the first time. Tests on the affected batch of material found lead and bismuth levels outside Porsche's specification. The part, number 992601119B, comes from German supplier Hirschvogel. Porsche says a driver is likely to feel a sudden, noticeable vibration if a center lock cracks.
Here's how the recall has unfolded, based on Porsche's own filings with NHTSA and Transport Canada's records.
After the two new failures, Porsche and its supplier reopened the investigation. They found gaps in how the bad parts had first been traced. Some material had been moved around inside the supplier's plants and shipping without being recorded, so the original check missed it. By matching the supplier's delivery records to the dates the parts were fitted, Porsche found more cars that may have received parts from the same batch. Porsche estimates that only about 1.4% of the 548 cars actually have a bad part, but every one of them is covered by the stop-drive order until a dealer has checked it.
The first recall has mostly been worked through. In its latest progress report to NHTSA, filed Jul 28, 2026, Porsche said 2,050 of the 2,251 cars had been repaired or checked and cleared. That left about 200 cars from the 2024 recall with no completed fix on record at the time (NHTSA progress report).
Some reports put the first recall at 1,851 cars. That was Porsche's first count in October 2024, and it raised the number to 2,251 in December 2024. NHTSA's record uses 2,251.
Center-lock trouble at Porsche goes back further than the 992. In June 2011, under NHTSA recall 11V285, Porsche replaced the center-lock hubs and wheels with an improved design on 1,702 2010 and 2011 911 Turbo, Turbo S, GT3, GT3 RS and GT2 RS cars from the 997 generation. The hubs could wear early and let the wheels loosen. A related recall, 11E021, replaced the center bolts in 54 center-lock wheel kits sold as aftermarket parts for 2010 and 2011 911 Turbos. That earlier problem was a hub that wore out, not a part made from bad material. We found no center-lock wheel recalls in NHTSA's records for the 991-generation 911, the 2012 to 2019 model years.
The repair is free. Dealers will inspect the center-lock wheel fastening system and replace any parts that weren't made to spec. Porsche says the fix for the new cars is the same as in 2024. Its 2024 instructions also let a dealer send a mobile technician to do the check where the car is parked, if the owner asks. Porsche says it will contact owners of the 548 cars by phone, email and the My Porsche app within a week or two of the Oct 16, 2026 filing, with letters to follow on Dec 15, 2026. All the affected cars are still under Porsche's new car warranty. Transport Canada says Canadian owners will be told by mail to contact a dealer and have the car towed in.
548 cars is a small share of the 2024 cars on the road, and the fix is an inspection and new parts, not anything that should hurt long-term values. But it lands squarely on the cars collectors and enthusiasts care about most, and a 'do not drive' order is about as serious as a recall gets. Having the same part ground cars twice, two years apart, is also a reminder that a clean recall check isn't permanent.
These 2024 cars make up a big part of the 992 market we track. On October 23 we counted 168 model-year 2024 cars listed for sale in the US and Canada across the affected 911 models: 57 Turbo S, 51 GT3 RS, 24 Turbo, 13 GT3, 13 S/T and 10 GT3 Touring. The middle asking price was about $498,000 for a 2024 GT3 RS, $286,000 for a Turbo S and $699,000 for an S/T. These are asking prices from dealer and private listings, not sale prices, and we can't tell from a listing whether a car has center-lock wheels or is one of the 548.
What it means for buyers: if you're shopping for a 2024 GT3, GT3 RS, S/T, Turbo, Turbo S or Carrera GTS, run the VIN before you put down a deposit, and ask the seller for proof that the recall work is done, for both the 2024 recall (24V809) and the new one (26V682) where they apply. The first recall also reached some 2021 to 2023 911s, so it's worth asking on those too. An open stop-drive recall is a fair reason to hold off on a deal until the dealer signs it off, and it matters most on cars bought sight unseen and shipped across the country. We haven't seen any price reaction in our listing data, and we don't expect one from a free repair like this.
Owners of the 548 US cars should hear from Porsche directly in the coming weeks, with formal letters on Dec 15, 2026. Porsche's filing breaks the new group down by model: 405 911s and 143 718s. It hasn't said whether any of the newly added cars had already been checked under the 2024 recall. We'll update this story if the recall grows again or if Porsche says more about the cause.
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