Other Fuel System Tank Assembly problems of the 2005 Porsche Cayenne

Tl - the contact owns a 2005 Porsche Cayenne. The contact stated that a gas smell was noticed inside of the vehicle . The vehicle was taken to the independent mecanhanic ( west hollywood automotive: 5570 melrose Ave, los angeles, CA 90038),where the technician informed the contact that the failure was the left side fuel tank flange needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired at an out of pocket cost. A month and three weeks later the contact received a recall notification in the mail for recall: 17v576000 (fuel system,gasoline). The recall was for the failure that the contact had repaired prior to receiving the recall notice. The manufacturer was notified of this failure and made aware that the failure had been repaired already due to not knowing that it was a recall . The manufacturer stated that they usually use a third party for reimbursement but did not have anything set up like that for this recall and a reimbursement was not possible. The VIN search revealed one recall:17v-576000 (fuel system,gasoline ), which is the same failure the contact paid out of pocket to get repaired. The failure mileage was 59,626. Nb.