Service bulletins for the 1997 Porsche 911
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.
145 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| PIWIS2001ad | 2020-10-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information on PIWIS Tester III Online Update 39.700.020 |
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| No. 33-20 | 2020-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils |
| PIWIS2001ac | 2020-10-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information on PIWIS Tester III Online Update 39.700.000, .010 & .012 |
| No. 3-20 | 2020-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Information on Classic 993 generation 911 crankcases. |
| No. 56-20 | 2020-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT. Information on Classic Radio options for the 996 and 986 models. |
| No. 14-16 | 2020-08-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Information on improving documentation or visual and/or acoustic repairs with pictures and/or sound files. |
| Charging lockup | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Info on a new customer tool for looking up campaigns and recalls on their vehicle. |
| No. D4a | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Document showing the evolution of Porsche Vehicles since 1948. |
| PIWIS2001v | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. Information on new PIWIS tester update 39.500.020 and .025. |
| No. 19-20 | 2020-07-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. List of approved engine oils for classic vehicles. |
| No. 16-20 | 2020-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. List of approved A40 engine oils for all applicable vehicles as of 1984. |
| 122-M8J3B-05 | 2020-05-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C40 engine oils for all Porsche models since 1984. |
| 122-F4J4K-04 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved engine oils for all Porsche models. |
| 122-J4L4X-03 | 2020-03-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Bulletin outlining new blitz table replacement castors due to a high rate of failure reported by dealers. |
| 122-H6D8D-03 | 2020-03-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Bulletin outlining new PIWIS tester update 39.100.030 & .035 |
| 122-H6M8Z-01 | 2020-01-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Porsche Intranet posting outlining the Warranty Credit stop that takes place at the end of every calendar year. |
| 122-H4F7Z-01 | 2020-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Updated worksheet for Chassis and VIN numbering system. Updated to include 2020 Models including the Taycan. |
| 122-L7Q9T-01 | 2020-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Updated bulletin with the full list of Porsche model type designations. |
| 122-Y9Z9P-01 | 2020-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Information about new PIWIS Tester updates 39.000.022 and 39.050.000 |
| 122-T4D2V-11 | 2019-11-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Parts withdrawal for sealing grease used for sports cars. |
| 122-S3R9Q-11 | 2019-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. New PIWIS Tester update 38.800.030 |
| 122-H6S4J-11 | 2019-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. New PIWIS Tester update 38.800.020 |
| 122-Z3C2E-10 | 2019-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Announcement of new Tech Live look, which will put technicians into live chats with technical support if they should have an urgent issue |
| 122-L8R6J-10 | 2019-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Bulletin highlighting new updates 38.750, 38.750.000 for the Porsche PIWIS Tester 3 |
| 122-Z6Y7L-09 | 2019-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Bulletin outlining PIWIS Tester updates 38.600.030 & 035. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.