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Service bulletin 122-J8L3U-08

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 id10120619
Published by NHTSA2017-10-25
Manufacturer's number122-J8L3U-08
Manufacturer's date2017-07-14
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

Concerns: PDK transmission/control unit for PDK transmission Information: Procedure and repairmeasures in the event of complaints relating to PDK: ? Gearbox emergency operation/other warning messages ? Fault memory entries in the fault memory of the PDK control unit ? Leaks on the PDK transmission ? Complaints relating to comfort ? Complaints relating to noises

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
PORSCHE PANAMERA2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
PORSCHE PANAMERA 4S2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
PORSCHE PANAMERA S2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO S2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V4460002019-06-12. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
No. 20202020-10-01. Service bulletin. Information on new special tool for offline updates of the PCM Versions 4 and 5.
122-B6P3D-032018-03-13. Service bulletin. Symptom: Hard or jerky gear changes. Cause: This is caused by the transition phase when changing from the engaged gear to the target gear. Various components of the powertrain affect the shifting quality. Remedial Action: In the event of a customer complaint, use PIWIS Tester III with software 36.400.020 (or higher) installed to: ? re-program and code the Tiptronic control unit via "Automatic programming" and ? reset the adaptation values.
122-F5P9T-052017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: DME control unit Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. New data records for the DME control unit are available for the affected vehicles.
122-X7N8S-052017-09-14. Service bulletin. Concerns: PDK control unit Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. A new data record for the PDK control unit is available for the affected vehicles. * PDKcontrolunit: With the previous data record for the PDK control unit, slowly braking the vehicle when the PDK transmission shifts down from 2nd to 1st gear just before the vehicle comes to a standstill or even when switching from coasting mode to normal driving can result in a hard and clearly perceptible gear change.
122-U3T2C-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. Concerns: Porsche Communication Management (PCM) 3.1 Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Various issues can occur in the PCM integrated systemon the affected vehicles, depending on vehicle equipment.
122-E7T5N-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. Concerns: DME, PDK and PSM control unit Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. New data records are available for the DME, PDK and PSM control units.