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Service bulletin 122-Q8P6F-08

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10081183
Published by NHTSA2016-10-03
Manufacturer's number122-Q8P6F-08
Manufacturer's date2016-07-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

THERE MAY BE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND THE PREDICTED TEMPERATURE DUE TO INCORRECT POSITIONING OF THE MAP-CONTROLLED THERMOSTAT DURING THE WARM-UP PHASE ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.THE ERROR MESSAGE "FAULT COOLING SYSTEM" WILL THEN BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, THE DME CONTROL UNIT MUST BE RE-PROGRAMMED WITH AN UPDATED MAP FOR THE THERMOSTAT.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
PORSCHE 9112017

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. 72-172021-02-01. Service bulletin. Instructions for reworking the fan motor in the event that the HVAC does not function.
122-T8X6Q-092016-10-04. Service bulletin. "THERE MAY BE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND THE PREDICTED TEMPERATURE DUE TO INCORRECT POSITIONING OF THEMAP-CONTROLLED THERMOSTAT DURING THE WARM-UP PHASE ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE ERROR MESSAGE ""FAULT COOLING SYSTEM"" WILL THEN BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON."
122-N8E4F-082016-10-03. Service bulletin. "THERE MAY BE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND THE PREDICTED TEMPERATURE DUE TO INCORRECT POSITIONING OF THE MAP-CONTROLLED THERMOSTAT DURING THE WARM-UP PHASE ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.THE ERROR MESSAGE ""FAULT COOLING SYSTEM"" WILL THEN BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, THE DME CONTROL UNIT MUST BE RE-PROGRAMMED WITH AN UPDATED MAP FOR THE THERMOSTAT."