Urgent recall over battery fire fears for luxury brand’s Car of the Year EV range

Porsche’s leading electric car has been hit with an urgent recall notice by the federal transport department over battery issues.

The department has issued the recall on Porsche Taycan models Y1A, Y1B and Y1C for the year range 2019-2023, citing a risk of fire from the faulty batteries.

There are only 19 such registered vehicles in Australia, with a list of identifications available on vehiclerecalls.gov.au.

Cell modules in the high voltage battery leaves the vehicles prone to short circuiting that could trigger overheating and a vehicle fire.

Owners of the affected cars can arrange free repair of the issue through their nearest official Porsche dealer.

Prior to servicing, owners are warned to limit battery charging to 80 percent or less.

‘A vehicle fire could increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users and bystanders, and/or damage to property,’ the recall memo said.

The Taycan debuted in 2020 as the company’s first electric car and made up 7.4 percent of the retailer’s sales that year.

It was praised with What Car? magazine’s Performance Car of the Year award in 2021.