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Service bulletins for the 2013 Porsche Panamera

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.

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

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122-G8Z4D-102017-10-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. Information: A Cayenne with optional equipment no. 1D6 will come with a Trailer hitch receiver and wiring up to the receiver hitch that includes a control unit to operate the trailer parking lights, turn signals and brake lights. The Cayenne is also pre-wired for a brake controller. You will need to do the following to hook up the trailer electrics and/or an electric brake controller:
122-B3K4R-052017-10-15. Service bulletin. WHEELS. Issue: Fault P029900-Turbo/Super Charger Underboost stored in the DME. Information: A vacuum line at the vacuum reservoir in the left front wheel well was not connected properly during production and may become disconnected (see the picture below). The repair is to simply reconnect the line and make sure it is not under tension.
122-H7B7W-092017-09-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Information: Very small leaks may not be found on a normal inspection. Extra effort to locate these leaks is required.
122-E5F6L-062017-09-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Concerns: Power distributor Information: In the event of complaints relating to the overall power supply on the vehicle and if "Connections in power distributor corroded"? is discovered as the cause of the fault, the cover on the power distributor (? Figure 1) must be sealed using new sealant. Complaints can include various malfunctions in the vehicle electrics (fault in PCM, failure of power windows or similar problems) or various error messages displayed in the instrument cluster.
122-M8J2T-062017-09-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ENGINE. Concerns: DME control unit Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Certain environmental conditions and the quality of fuel available in themarket can cause combustion residue to build up on the throttle valve on the affected vehicles over the service life of the vehicle. This can impair the diagnostic function for the throttle valve and as a result, the Check Engine warning light will be activated.
122-M7V3V-052017-09-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Concerns: Heat shield (also referred to as tunnel heat shield) Information: Modified heat shield If the cardan shaft needs to be replaced, the type of heat shield installed must be checked. Depending on which type is installed, the heat shield may have to be replaced.
122-E7Q7N-052017-09-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Concerns: Oil guide housing Information: Oil leak ("sweating", drops of oil) on engine in oil guide housing area We have discovered that the cause of some leaks in the specified area could not be detected and determined definitively in the dealer organisation when attempting to resolve the complaint "Oil leak"1 . As a result, some of the measures that were carried out were not always effective.
122-R2Z9S-062017-08-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Concerns: Selector support Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. There is a possibility that a selector support from a defective batch on which the plastic sleeve on the selector lever does not conformto the Porsche quality standards andmay have been installed on the affected vehicles. As a result, there may be a significant amount of play on the selector lever while driving and consequently, the selector lever may no longer have an exact locking position.
122-U3T2C-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Concerns: Porsche Communication Management (PCM) 3.1 Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Various issues can occur in the PCM integrated systemon the affected vehicles, depending on vehicle equipment.
122-X9H3H-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Concerns: Engine-oil level Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Engine oil consumption might increase during the vehicle's run-in period in some cases. As a result, it may be necessary to top up the engine oil even on vehicles with low mileage.
122-Z4U7L-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Concerns: Engine-oil level Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Engine oil consumptionmight increase during the vehicle's run-in period in some cases. As a result, it may be necessary to top up the engine oil even on vehicles with low mileage.
122-B4W2U-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Concerns: Coding values for the instrument cluster Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on certain 2010 to 2013 Panamera/4/S/4S/S Hybrid and Panamera Turbo/S vehicles. A new parameter set for the instrument cluster is available for the affected vehicles. Internal communication between various control units and the instrument cluster has been optimized with this parameter set.
122-Y3K7M-062017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Concerns: Analog clock on dashboard. Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. There is a possibility that analog clocks from a batch that does not conform to the high quality standards of Porsche AG may have been installed on the affected vehicles. As a result, the analog clock can stop working.
122-Q5C4S-062017-07-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. Issue: Oil in the wiring harness. Information: If oil is found in the engine wiring harness during a repair, the wiring harness and all the affected components (including the oil pump control valve) must be replaced.
122-P2Z3Z-092016-10-03. Service bulletin. SEATS. Supersessions to the seat adjustment motor on the spare parts requirements for the front power seat frame.
42/102016-07-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
97092015-04-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. PORSCHE: MODEL YEAR 2010-2013: COVER ON POWER DISTRIBUTOR MUST BE SEALED TO AVOID CORROSION. *LJ
ATI-13032013-08-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. PORSCHE: THERE MAY BE OIL IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRING HARNESS AND ALL AFFECTED AREAS MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. MODELS INCLUDE CAYENNE V8 MY 2008 AND UP/PANAMERA MY 2010 AND UP/ SPORTS CARS 2009 AND UP. *JS
ATI-13012013-07-09. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC. PORSCHE: INFORMATION PROVIDED ON SUCCESSFULLY CALIBRATING ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKES. MODELS 2010-2013 PANAMERA, CAYENNE, SPORT CARS(9X1). *PE
TI-20-132013-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. PORSCHE: CERTAIN VEHICLES,IN ISOLATED CASES, AFTER STARTING ENGINE, DRIVE OFF COMFORT MAYBE IMPAIRED RESULTING IN REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED. MODELS 2011-2013 PANAMERA, PANAMERA 4. *PE
TI-109-12013-03-29. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. PORSCHE: THE PORSCHE TRACTION MANAGEMENT (PTM) IS TRANSMITTING TOO MUCH DRIVE TORQUE TO FRONT AXLE, AND THIS INCREASES WEAR ON RING GEAR AND PINION SHAFT TOOTHING AND FRONT AXLE FINAL DRIVE MAKES NOISES.. MODELS 2010-2014 PANAMERA 4, 4S, GTS. *PE
TI-81-122013-03-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. PORSCHE: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE COOLER CONNECTION WHERE ONE OR TWO HOSE CLAMPS BEEN USED FOR POWER STEERING RETURN LINE. MODELS 2013 PANAMERA, PANAMERA S, PANAMERA TURBO. *PE

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