{"nhtsa_id":10138292,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-05-21","date":"2018-04-17","document_id":"122-U4T9K-05","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Subject: Replacing the coil spring on the rear axle during repairs Information: Coil spring for the respective chassis no longer available. Notes: During repairs, the faulty coil spring will be replaced by a new coil spring of similar design. A spring plate (compensation part)may also have to be used (see Parts Info table). The new coil spring has the same function as the coil spring installed in the vehicle. A faulty coil spring must always be replaced on both sides of the axle. Existing sets containing a coil spring that is no longer available will be interpreted into new sets. Parts Info: The table below shows the interpretation of old coil springs (sets) to new coil springs (sets). A spring plate (compensation part) may also have to be used.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138292-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138292-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10138292","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"PORSCHE","model":"BOXSTER","year_from":1997,"year_to":2004,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1997_porsche_boxster","1998_porsche_boxster","1999_porsche_boxster","2000_porsche_boxster","2001_porsche_boxster","2002_porsche_boxster","2003_porsche_boxster","2004_porsche_boxster"]},{"make":"PORSCHE","model":"BOXSTER S","year_from":2000,"year_to":2003,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2000_porsche_boxster","2001_porsche_boxster","2002_porsche_boxster","2003_porsche_boxster"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}