Service bulletins for the 2018 Porsche Macan
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.
584 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| No. 3-15 | 2020-09-02. Service bulletin. TRAILER HITCHES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Instructions for retrofitting a trailer hitch on the MY14-18 Macan. |
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| No. 83-20 | 2020-09-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Information on extended warranty for the Macan Transfer Gear on MY 14-18 models. |
| No. 118-20 | 2020-09-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). Instructions for how to assist if the selector lever is in Park position but not detected, and the key cannot be removed. |
| No. 43-10 | 2020-08-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Various repair symptoms and their associated repairs for all PDK transmissions. |
| No. 26-09 | 2020-08-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Recommendations on how to store any Porsche vehicle since 2009. |
| No. 2000 | 2020-08-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Updated warranty and repair information concerning timing chain cover repairs due to any failure of the chain. |
| 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. D494 | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Information on parts withdrawal of roof rail bars on the Macan. |
| No. D4a | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Document showing the evolution of Porsche Vehicles since 1948. |
| No. 2-17 | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Installation and Conversion instructions for installing a Cool Bag on several models. |
| PIWIS2001v | 2020-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. Information on new PIWIS tester update 39.500.020 and .025. |
| No. 41-20 | 2020-07-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Instructions on how to perform a PVTS Software update in the event that a car will not start. |
| No. D493 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Information on a parts withdrawal of an outdated diagnosis pump. |
| No. 36-16 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Instructions on retrofitting Apple CarPlay interface with Voice Control on the Macan. |
| No. 43-14 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STEERING. Information on retrofitting Power Steering Plus on the Macan. |
| No. 2007 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Information on a new recommended smoke machine. |
| No. 2005 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Information on new VCI cables available for purchase by dealers. |
| No. 2007.1 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. Instructions for clearing adaptive cruise control faults and warnings. |
| No. 122-19 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; WHEELS. Information on Extended Warranty for the wheel speed sensors on the Macan. |
| No. 04-11 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. SEATS. Instructions for reworking the seat cover in the event that dark spots begin to appear as a result of using seat ventilation. |
| 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. |
| No. 31-12 | 2020-06-01. 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. 41-20 | 2020-06-01. 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-05 | 2020-05-04. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE. Advanced information on clearing lane change assist warning faults. |
| 122-M8J3B-05 | 2020-05-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. List of approved C40 engine oils for all Porsche models since 1984. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.