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Service bulletins for the 2016 Porsche Cayenne

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
No. 31-122020-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Instructions for what to do in the event that the customer loses the driver's key while transporting the vehicle.
No. 41-202020-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Instructions for how to perform a software update on the Control unit for the auxiliary alarm system in the event that the vehicle will not start.
122-R9V6F-052020-05-04. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE. Advanced information on clearing lane change assist warning faults.
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-P4S4B-042020-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Information on crankcase/piston ring replacement, stating that mixed installation is not permitted and a full replacement must take place.
122-J4L4X-032020-03-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Bulletin outlining new blitz table replacement castors due to a high rate of failure reported by dealers.
122-H6D8D-032020-03-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Bulletin outlining new PIWIS tester update 39.100.030 & .035
122-W5C4C-032020-03-05. Service bulletin. SEATS. Instructions for addressing leather seat wrinkling on older models.
122-V4J2F-032020-03-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Bulletin outlining PIWIS tester update 39.200.000, .010, .015, .016, & .017
122-P7A8T-022020-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Technical information outlining the customer complaint that the locking "beep" not working as specified. The issue can be corrected by reprogramming the vehicle's rear end electronics.
122-T9S3B-022020-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C30 engine oils for all Porsche vehicles since 1984.
122-Z2X7A-022020-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C20 engine oils for all Porsche vehicles since 1984.
122-S7K8Z-022020-02-04. Service bulletin. WHEELS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved A40 engine oils for all Porsche vehicles since 1984.
122-T6A9F-022020-02-04. Service bulletin. SEATS; WHEELS; ENGINE. Parts withdrawal for various parts that were used in Recall and workshop campaigns.
122-Y3Y7Y-022020-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Parts withdrawal bulletin for various outdated control units on a variety of vehicles.
122-H6M8Z-012020-01-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Porsche Intranet posting outlining the Warranty Credit stop that takes place at the end of every calendar year.
122-H4F7Z-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Updated worksheet for Chassis and VIN numbering system. Updated to include 2020 Models including the Taycan.
122-L7Q9T-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Updated bulletin with the full list of Porsche model type designations.
122-A9R3U-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information about new PIWIS Tester update 39.050.010
122-S2J9B-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information about new PIWIS Tester update 39.050.012
122-Y9Z9P-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Information about new PIWIS Tester updates 39.000.022 and 39.050.000
122-M6J2U-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information about PIWIS Tester update 39.000.020
122-F5T6X-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Instructions for manually setting the date and time on older model vehicles with GPS and PCM 2.1 or older.
122-K6T9F-012020-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Instructions for performing "Guided Fault Finding" in the event that "Hybrid system failure" messages appear in instrument cluster of the affected vehicles.

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