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Porsche 911 Carrera 1997–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TI-58-12 · NHTSA communication 10055907 · issued May 16, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997–2013
model years
44
vehicle entries

Official summary

Porsche: procedural information provided regarding the replacing of faulty cracked ignition coils on certain vehicles. Model 1997-2013 boxster (986), boxster/cayman (987), carrera (996 & 997). *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.