Porsche is the latest car manufacturer to recall its cars after a fault was found with the seatbelts in its Panamera.

The four-door Porsche hasn’t been on sale for long, but according to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the seatbelts may not operate correctly if the front seat is put in an ‘extreme position’.

That extreme position is said to be when the front seats are moved as far forward as they can be, the possible result being inaction of the seatbelt’s locking mechanism.

The fault was discovered by Porsche, with the German company notifying the NHTSA and stating that it is undertaking a recall to rectify the problem by adding a locking mechanism to the seatbelt.

Porsche will fit the additional part to Panameras free of charge when customers visit their dealerships.

To date there are no reports of any incidents related to the seatbelt fault.

From : Yahoo!

Txt-Drive driving lessons in Bedford are in the new BMW Mini cars so rest assured you are learning in a safe car. Some other driving schools & driving instructors in Bedford use Toyota cars which have been recalled in their thousands. As far as we know there are no driving schools or driving instructors in Bedford which give driving lessons in a Porsche Panamera!!!

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