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.
By type
By component
| 201 | 2002-05-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT REGARDING WATER DRAINAGE IN FRONT COWL AREA. *SLC |
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| 8702 | 2002-03-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SUBJECT REGARDING ELECTRICAL PLUG ON HEATING / AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL. *JG |
| 501 | 2001-11-16. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. MOISTURE ACCUMULATION ISIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. *YH |
| 5A00 | 2001-11-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). INFORMATION REGARDING SELECTOR LEVER BUTTON POPPING OFF WHEN SELECTING DRIVE POSITIONS. *YH |
| 401 | 2001-11-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. SYSTEM CONTROL UNITS BEING RETURNED TO THE SERVICE TEST CENTER AS WARRANTY GOODS. *YH |
| 15139 | 2001-11-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING ROUGH IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON. *YH |
| 6800 | 2001-10-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TECHNICAL INFORMATION REGARDING SPEEDSTER REAR END (REAR COVER). *TT |
| 1586 | 2001-02-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING CYLINDER HEAD OIL LEAK AT SEAL PLUG. *TT |
| 6315 | 2001-02-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. INSTALLING THE AEROKIT FRONT SPOILER, REAR SPOILER AND SIDE MEMBER PANELS. *TT |
| 2454 | 2000-04-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. VACUUM LINE FAILED. YD |
| 9702 | 2000-04-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. REPLACING AIR BAG CONTROL UINT. |
| 9732 | 1999-07-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CONCERNS WITH DOOR WIRING HARNESS PLUG CONNECTIONS. *TT |
| 6692 | 1999-07-23. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INSTALLATION OF ROOF CARGO CONTAINER (WITH ROOF TRANSPORT SYSTEM). *TT |
| 4427 | 1999-02-18. Service bulletin. WHEELS. TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SPARE WHEEL REMOVAL. *YC |
| 1374 | 1999-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CRAKSHFT SEAL - BELT PULLEY SIDE. *YC |
| 198 | 1998-09-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CONCERNS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *YC |
| 1010 | 1998-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON REPLACING CRANKSHAFT SEALING RING. *YC |
| 6102 | 1998-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. VEHICLES PRODUCED PROPR TO VIN 986VS625601 MAY EXPERIENCE WIND NOISE AT BOTTOM OF B-PILLAR WITH HARDTOP INSTALLED. *TT |
| 6823 | 1998-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. VEHICLES WITH VIN 98_WS620827 AND 98_WU620210 MAY EXHIBIT A LOOSE COVER FOR THE SUN VISOR MIRROR. *TT |
| 9801 | 1998-04-29. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. CAMPAIGN INFORMATION ON REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION DEVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PORSCHE CHILD SEAT SYSTEM. *YC |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.