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Service bulletin 6963

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10009841
Published by NHTSA2004-10-27
Manufacturer's number6963
Manufacturer's date2004-09-30
Replaces6963
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED, FAULT CODE 1217 AND/OR 1218 IN THE FAULT MEMORY OF THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES BULLETIN GROUP 6 #1104 DATED 9-3-04. *EH

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Air bags

Vehicles listed
PORSCHE CAYENNE2004, 2005
PORSCHE CAYENNE S2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
No. 11-042022-08-04. Service bulletin. Information the airbag warning light activated: fault code 1217 and/or 1218
No. 11-042020-08-05. Service bulletin. Instructions for replacing the side airbag plugs in the event that there are airbag warning lights active, fault codes 1217 and/or 1218.
25-072008-10-29. Service bulletin. PORSCHE: W726-REPLACING FRONT SEAT SIDE AIR BAGS (WORKSHOP CAMPAIGN). *PE
24-072008-10-29. Service bulletin. PORSCHE: W725- REPLACING SIDE AIRBAG WIRE HARNESS PLUG CONNECTION (WORKSHOP CAMPAIGN). *PE
69632005-08-16. Service bulletin. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON: FAULT CODE 1217 AND 1218. *SC
11042004-12-18. Service bulletin. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. *EH
69632004-10-27. Service bulletin. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED IN MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 1217 AND/OR 1218 IN FAULT MEMORY OF AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. *TT
04012004-07-21. Service bulletin. REPLACING THE AIRBAG TRIGGERING UNIT. *MJ