# Service bulletin 122\-B6M5R\-04

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: 10173033
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-04\-01
- Manufacturer's number: 122\-B6M5R\-04
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-03\-06
- NHTSA component: STEERING

## NHTSA's summary

Update on how to replace the tie rod on the rear axle and reprogram the vehicle on affected 918 and 911 models.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173033-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173033-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2019 PORSCHE 911
- 2015 PORSCHE 918 SPYDER
- 2016 PORSCHE 918 SPYDER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2016611](/recalls/tc/2016611.md), 2016-12-07: Steering

## 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
- [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
- [87/20 4812](/bulletins/11034602.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: STEERING. Noise Symptom \- Creaking Noise can be Heard When Touching the Steering Wheel Cover: Reworking Front Steering Wheel Cover \(SY 87/20\)
- [No. D733](/bulletins/11022917.md), 2025-09-08, Service bulletin: STEERING. Parts information for parts withdrawal involving \(PAD423051B\) the Steering Gear with Track Rods. The vehicles affected are cars that use the part mentioned.
- [D711](/bulletins/11016743.md), 2025-04-07, Service bulletin: STEERING. Parts Information \- Parts Withdrawal \- Steering Gear
- [No. 1403.1](/bulletins/11011184.md), 2024-12-04, Service bulletin: STEERING. Instructions on advanced technical information for a squeak and or rattle from the dash or instrument cluster area on the Boxsters, Caymans, and 911s.
- [ATI99191606](/bulletins/10198522.md), 2021-06-28, Service bulletin: ENGINE; STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. 911 GT3 Abnormal Driving Behavior Along with P0571 \- The customer reports abnormal driving behavior. This may indlude one or more of the following: \(1\) a ladck of expected engine power, \(2\) erratic gear shifting, and \(3\) cruise control that intermittently disengages without apparent cause.
- [991442\-15](/bulletins/10198509.md), 2021-06-28, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; WHEELS; STEERING. GT Sport Steering Wheel Including Multi\-Function and Steering Wheel Heating concern Retrolifting
- [991440\-15](/bulletins/10198508.md), 2021-06-28, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; STEERING; EQUIPMENT. Power Steering Plus \(I\-no.658 \) \- Power steering plus is a speed sensifitive power sterring system. It reduces steering forces while manoeuvring the vehicle and driving at low speeds.
- [122\-S8X3S\-10](/bulletins/10166867.md), 2019-10-31, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Porsche intranet posting for WJ64 campaign, which seeks to retrofit carbon fiber steering wheel covers on vehicles that were delivered without the cover, due to a supply bottleneck.

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