Porsche bulletin No. 04-25
What it saysSymptom-based workshop manual - Incorrect Representation of the Vehicle Silhouette in the Instrument Cluster: Check and, if necessary, Update the Instrument Cluster Software Release (SY 04/25) NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Porsche filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 7, 2025, received Mar 6, 2025, about the fuel/propulsion system — 2 documents under this number. It names 41 model years (2017–2025). 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 communicationSymptom-based workshop manual - Incorrect Representation of the Vehicle Silhouette in the Instrument Cluster: Check and, if necessary, Update the Instrument Cluster Software Release (SY 04/25)
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 04-25 | Service bulletin | Mar 7, 2025 | 11016725 | PDF, 222 KB |
| No. 04-25 | Service bulletin | Mar 1, 2025 | 11015154 | PDF, 72 KB |
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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2017 Porsche 718; 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster S; 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster S; 2019 Porsche 718 Boxster S; 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman S; 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman S; 2019 Porsche 718 Cayman S; 2018 Porsche 718 Spyder; 2019 Porsche 718 Spyder; 2020 Porsche Baby Seat Latch; 2020 Porsche Junior Seat; 2017 Porsche Redundant Boxster; 2020 Porsche Redundant Boxster; 2020 Porsche Redundant Cayenne E-Hybrid.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 27 model years this bulletin names have filed 403 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 100 of them name Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System — 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.
While driving my 2019 Porsche Cayenne S on the freeway, the check-engine light came on, followed by a message on the dashboard that read “Engine Control fault – Driving permitted – Visit workshop.” Moments later, the vehicle suddenly lost power and decelerated from about ~75 mph to around 55 mph, even though my foot was still on the…
2019 Porsche Cayenne · Engine · filed with NHTSA Nov 9, 2025 · ODI 11698394
Case Number: 1170739 – Additional Evidence Submission I would like to provide an additional document for Case #1170739. The manufacturer (Porsche Cars North America) stated in writing that the vehicle is “safe to drive even with warning indicators illuminated,” but in the same communication offered a rental vehicle if I found this…
2017 Porsche Cayenne · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Dec 11, 2025 · ODI 11704535
The main water pump on my 2018 Porsche Panamera 4S failed prematurely. This is not a simple external coolant leak; the internal seal failed, allowing pressurized engine coolant to migrate into the vehicle's vacuum system. The coolant traveled through the vacuum lines and contaminated the vacuum solenoids and change-over valves.
2018 Porsche Panamera · Engine · filed with NHTSA Dec 8, 2025 · ODI 11703784
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 fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group30 other manufacturer communications filed against these Porsche models under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Porsche list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTL2 | Service campaign | Sep 1, 2026 | Porsche intranet posting for Campaign WTL2 – Replacing Electric Passenger Compartment Heater |
| WTL5 | Over-the-air update | Aug 24, 2026 | Porsche intranet posting for Campaign WTL5 Over-the-Air (OTA) Update– Reprogramming the high-voltage battery control unit (BMCe) |
| WTH1 | Over-the-air update | Aug 24, 2026 | Porsche intranet post for Campaign WTH1 Over-the-Air (OTA) Update - Reprogramming high-voltage central box (JX6) |
| WNM9 | Service campaign | Jul 9, 2026 | Re-Programming DME Control Unit (Workshop Campaign) |
| WTB0 | Service campaign | Jul 6, 2026 | Reprogramming the engine ECU to resolve fan blockage fault codes |
| No. D764 | Service bulletin | Feb 13, 2026 | Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the multi-purpose additive for gasoline. Part number is 00004320902. The vehicles affected… |
| No. D756 | Service bulletin | Jan 30, 2026 | Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the - Diagnosis Pump for Fuel System 958906243B and 958906243A. Vehicles affected are ones… |
| No. 52-25 | Service bulletin | Jan 5, 2026 | Technical information on a Warning Messages / Information Messages for Gasoline Particle Filter (OPF): Provision of Supporting Diagnostic In… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Porsche No. 04-25 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 No. 04-25 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 No. 04-25 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 41 model years: 2020 Porsche 718, 2025 Porsche 911, 2020 Porsche 911, 2019 Porsche 911, 2018 Porsche 911, 2017 Porsche 911 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.