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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. D4a2021-04-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Historical information on Porsche product evolution.
No. 13-212021-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C20 style engine oils for classic and new Porsche models since 1984.
No. 09-212021-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved A40 style engine oils for new and classic Porsche vehicles MY 1984 and newer.
No. 08-212021-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C40 engine oils for new and classic Porsche vehicles MY 1984 and newer.
No. 07-21-12021-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C30 engine oils for all new and Classic Porsche vehicles MY1984 and newer.
No. 03-212021-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C20 engine oils for all new and classic Porsche models 1984 and newer.
PIWIS2102j2021-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Information on PIWIS Tester update 40.000.020 & .022.
122-S6Q2R-062021-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SERVICE BRAKES. Resubmitting at request of Mr. Bernard Hardgrave. Advanced technical information on brake fluid for all Porsche vehicles.
No. 1820.12021-02-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Special tools information on a measuring and alignment system.
No. 54-202021-01-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved A40 style engine oils for new and classic Porsche models.
No. 53-202021-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C40 style engine oils for new and classic Porsche vehicles.
No. 20002020-11-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Advanced Technical information on a NVH Lubrication kit.
PIWIS2001af2020-10-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information on PIWIS Tester III Online Update 39.700.030
PIWIS2001ad2020-10-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information on PIWIS Tester III Online Update 39.700.020
No. 33-202020-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils
PIWIS2001ac2020-10-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information on PIWIS Tester III Online Update 39.700.000, .010 & .012
No. 56-202020-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT. Information on Classic Radio options for the 996 and 986 models.
No. 14-162020-08-05. 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 lockup2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Info on a new customer tool for looking up campaigns and recalls on their vehicle.
No. D4a2020-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Document showing the evolution of Porsche Vehicles since 1948.
PIWIS2001v2020-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. Information on new PIWIS tester update 39.500.020 and .025.
No. 19-202020-07-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. List of approved engine oils for classic vehicles.
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.

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