# Service bulletin 122\-A8U3D\-05

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10138297
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-21
- Manufacturer's number: 122\-A8U3D\-05
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-04\-13
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SUSPENSION:REAR; EQUIPMENT

## NHTSA's summary

Condition Loose or Damaged M8 Threaded Inserts Technical Background The protective panel below the engine is actually an integral part of the rear CFRP monocoque. The rear suspension must never be ladened without this panel properly installed and at least the eight M8 fasteners installed and tightened to specification \(see Figure 1\).

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138297-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138297-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories, Suspension

## Vehicles listed

- 2015 PORSCHE 918 SPYDER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [18V287000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V287000.md), 2018-05-03: SUSPENSION:REAR; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
- [2018225](/recalls/tc/2018225.md), 2018-05-02: Suspension
- [16V885000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V885000.md), 2016-12-09: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- [15V335000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V335000.md), 2015-06-01: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
- [14V816000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V816000.md), 2014-12-23: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- [2014580](/recalls/tc/2014580.md), 2014-12-19: Suspension
- [2014319](/recalls/tc/2014319.md), 2014-07-29: Suspension
- [14V457000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V457000.md), 2014-07-28: SUSPENSION:REAR

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SPTL2609](/bulletins/11037868.md), 2026-10-02, Service bulletin: WHEELS; STEERING; SUSPENSION. Special Tools and Equipment Information for alignment machines \- Q3 2026 Software Spec Update Available
- [No. 28\-26](/bulletins/11037816.md), 2026-10-02, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C40 engine oils are allocated.
- [No. 27\-26](/bulletins/11037813.md), 2026-10-02, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which C20 engine oils are allocated.
- [No. 26\-26](/bulletins/11037812.md), 2026-10-02, Service bulletin: ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin includes all models back to model year 1984, for which C30 engine oils are allocated.
- [No. 25\-26](/bulletins/11037808.md), 2026-10-02, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche A40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all vehicles from model year 1997 to 2020, for which A40 engine oils are assigned. Model years 1997\-2001 are not available for selection in the system.
- [SPTL2608](/bulletins/11037083.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin: WHEELS; SUSPENSION; STEERING. Special Tools and Equipment Information for alignment machines \- Q2 2026 Software Spec Update Available
- [13/26](/bulletins/11035916.md), 2026-08-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Allocation of Approved Engine Oils MY 2027 \(13/26\)
- [GR13D790](/bulletins/11034838.md), 2026-07-08, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Parts Withdrawal \- Various Parts
- [20/26](/bulletins/11034777.md), 2026-07-07, Other: ENGINE. Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils \(20/26\)
- [19/26 1701](/bulletins/11034776.md), 2026-07-07, Other: ENGINE. Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils \(19/26\)

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