Porsche 911 1997–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin No. 56-20 · NHTSA communication 10179274 · issued Aug 31, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997–2005
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information on Classic Radio options for the 996 and 986 models.
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Porsche 911
- 1998 Porsche 911
- 1999 Porsche 911
- 2000 Porsche 911
- 2001 Porsche 911
- 2002 Porsche 911
- 2003 Porsche 911
- 2004 Porsche 911
- 2005 Porsche 911
- 1997 Porsche Boxster
- 1998 Porsche Boxster
- 1999 Porsche Boxster
- 2000 Porsche Boxster
- 2001 Porsche Boxster
- 2002 Porsche Boxster
- 2003 Porsche Boxster
- 2004 Porsche Boxster
- 2005 Porsche Boxster
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.