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2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN — BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM

crash · 1766351 · 2021-09-02

Vehicle

Make
PORSCHE
Model
TAYCAN
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component
BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The rear camera required by the DOT presents a distorted image making objects appear farther away than they actually are. The problem is a commonly discussed topic as an issue with the camera software on multiple Taycan Forums. See: https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/backup-camera-quality-to-improve.6423/page-3#post-91894 The safety of persons standing to close to the vehicle may be impacted as the driver would think they are father away from the vehicle. Damage to property can occur by relying on the image and hitting an object that appears farther away than it is. I backed up into a garage pillar support which presented being farther away from the vehicle than it was causing US$2,500 to repair. The vehicle has not been inspected, this is a widely complained about issue among Taycan owners See the Taycan Forum https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/backup-camera-quality-to-improve.6423/page-3#post-91894

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11431492
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown