Porsche bulletin GR13D799
What it saysParts Withdrawal - Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Porsche filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 21, 2026, received Aug 5, 2026, about the air bags. It names 3 model years (2024–2026). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationParts Withdrawal - Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR13D799 | Service bulletin | Jul 21, 2026 | 11035891 | PDF, 112 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 976881256A | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256B | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256C | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256D | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256E | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256F | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256G | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256H | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256J | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256K | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256L | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256M | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256N | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256P | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
| 976881256Q | Repair set for seat occupied sensor All parts with WE-Date before | — | eBay Motors → |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (1 page), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Porsche’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Air Bags — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
I was parked on surface parking lot with no cars around me, when I put the vehicle in reverse to back out of the parking space, within 2 or 3 seconds the steering wheel airbag exploded without warning. I did not hit anything backing out and there was no collision. I simply put the vehicle in reverse when the airbag exploded.
2026 Porsche Panamera · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Apr 25, 2025 · ODI 11656723
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the air bags
Source: same model, same component group1 other manufacturer communication filed against the Porsche Panamera under the same component group (air bags), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74/25 | Service bulletin | Jul 25, 2026 | Belt Lock Warning on Driver Side Permanently Active / No Fault Memory Entries: Delete Airbag Control Unit Fault Memory (SY 74/25) |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Porsche, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Porsche GR13D799 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the GR13D799 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Porsche warranty extension on file lists the ones Porsche has filed.
Which vehicles does GR13D799 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2026 Porsche Panamera, 2025 Porsche Panamera, 2024 Porsche Panamera. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.