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Service bulletins for the 1997 Porsche Boxster

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.

170 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
No. 20002020-11-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Advanced Technical information on a NVH Lubrication kit.
No. 33-202020-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils
No. 16-202020-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. List of approved A40 engine oils for all applicable vehicles as of 1984.
122-M8J3B-052020-05-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C40 engine oils for all Porsche models since 1984.
122-F4J4K-042020-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved engine oils for all Porsche models.
122-F7A6N-072019-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Announcement of new Special Tool 9942 for cheching the valve on the coolant reservoir for the 718.
122-V5F8X-072019-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Information on new model designation logos which can be purchased and applied to the rear exhaust area of a vehicle, displaying the model designation on the outside of the vehicle.
122-M2T3L-092018-11-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Subject: Cleaning cooling system. Information: Engine oil in cooling system (coolant warning light comes on).
122-N7K2Y-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE. Concerns: Ignition coil with Part Nos. 997.602.104.00 and 997.602.107.00 Information: Procedure for replacing faulty ignition coils. Cracks in the ignition coil housing (Figure 1) can cause corrosion, which can result in a rough-running engine and misfiring.
1010052005-12-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HANDLING PTFE CRANKSHAFT SEALS. 8JB
13592005-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. INSTALLING PTFE (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE) CRANKSHAFT SEALS ON REPLACEMENT ENGINES. *TT
13592005-11-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NEW CRANKSHAFT SEALING RING ON FLYWHEEL SIDE. *TT
2042004-08-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LEAK BY CRANKSHAFT SEAL. *MJ
3002004-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LEAK BY CRANKSHAFT SEAL. *MJ
1A012003-10-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CRANKCASES AND BEARING HOUSING USE FOR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TT
3022003-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OILS APPROVED BY PORSCHE. *TT
4022003-02-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOISES (RATTLING, KNOCKING NOISE). *TT
151392001-11-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING ROUGH IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON. *YH
15862001-02-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING CYLINDER HEAD OIL LEAK AT SEAL PLUG. *TT
13741999-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CRAKSHFT SEAL - BELT PULLEY SIDE. *YC
10101998-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON REPLACING CRANKSHAFT SEALING RING. *YC

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.