[North America] - FAQ: the ultimate guide to the Porsche EVSE PMC+/PMCC/PWCC

[Tooney]

Or, same link https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
Use the Vehicles Tab,
Enter your vehicle's year make and model

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[hifi239]

Thanks. Not easy to find. For those interested:

Thanks for that. So actually, it seems Porsche is blaming cheap wall sockets and not the PMCC or the 10AWG cabling at all. I'm sort of on board with that. My PMCC runs cool enough in a Hubble socket. There are lots of cases where 14-50 plugs burned up on other brand EVSEs on a cheap wall socket. The Hubble advice came originally from Tesla owners, I believe. From the language, it seems like Porsche might not even go to 8AWG, but rather, they are providing a cable with a temperature sensor in the plug. Presumably, this detects overheating caused by poor connections in the socket, which will shut down the PMCC box.

Regardless, if this is a live safety recall, why haven't I gotten a letter? Is it because Equipment not part of the car doesn't force Porsche to do that?

Edit: Answer from the recall " Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk are expected to be mailed February 9, 2024. "

 

[Tooney]

Vehicle-side charging cable may have to be replaced on PMC+ and PMCC due to overheating:
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...charging-cable-dec-18-2023.18826/#post-289644

 

[daveo4EV]

Porsche’s failure in this space is now complete

 

[Tooney]

Porsche’s failure in this space is now complete

Your reply didn't take long to appear....
Hey, now we may have to change the OTHER cable, too.
Oh but since we can't change just the vehicle-side cable on a PMC+, you have to get a PMCC.
Will a PMCC fit in the frunk?

 

[daveo4EV]

$3200 EVSE so much fail

 

[Tooney]

PMCC car cable dropped and broke? That new cable will be $700, sir.
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/expensive-drop.18939/#post-291661

 

[daveo4EV]

PMCC car cable dropped and broke? That new cable will be $700, sir.
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/expensive-drop.18939/#post-291661

yeah - PMC+/PMCC fail as an EVSE and the Porsche TAX really doesn't work in this context

 

[hifi239]

I posted elsewhere but wanted to add this to this thread. I checked my VIN at https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and it is now showing the APB6 cable as a vehicle recall, not an equipment recall, and showing "Recall Incomplete" in red for my car, with suggestions on how to complain further. In Massachusetts, I believe that would prevent my car from being sold, by a dealer anyway.

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