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2025 PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN — ENGINE

fire · 2211243 · 2026-05-29

Vehicle

Make
PORSCHE
Model
718 CAYMAN
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The motor experienced a catastrophic failure causing the rod to blow through the top of the engine, cutting a fuel line and causing a fire. It was later determined and passed to me via unofficial sources that this was due to a manufacturing defect where the incorrect camshaft bearings were used on specific pistons. Via online and first account conversations, it seems this has happened at least 12 other times. Those vehicles which can be found online were complete losses. Via second hand conversations, Porsche technicians said this was the first instance where the fire didn't consume the entire vehicle so they could RCA the problem.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11740939
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown