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Porsche bulletin No. 2219.2

What it saysInstructions on advanced technical information for various vehicles - engine start inhibited and fault code present NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Porsche filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 21, 2024, received Sep 5, 2024, about the engine. It names 27 model years (2016–2019). 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 communication

Instructions on advanced technical information for various vehicles - engine start inhibited and fault code present

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Aug 21, 2024 Received by NHTSA Sep 5, 2024 Components Engine

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
No. 2219.2Service bulletinAug 21, 202411007088PDF, 1,012 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 them

Also 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.

A 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 database

Owners of the 18 model years this bulletin names have filed 257 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 28 of them name Engine — 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 40 miles per hour a sudden explosion happened with no warning. Thought it was the engine due to the smoke coming out of rear of the vehicle but realized that engine was still on and steam was coming out. All coolant drained out of vehicle and on road. Vehicle was towed to a Porsche dealership in Duluth Ga.

2017 Porsche 911 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Sep 24, 2025 · ODI 11689476

The contact owns a 2017 Porsche Macan S. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode and then lost motive power, with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

2017 Porsche Macan · Engine · filed with NHTSA May 2, 2025 · ODI 11658397

The cars auto idle off function that saves fuel by turning the engine off at stop signs and lights in inoperative. I have had it into multiple dealers 4 times since 12/2020 with the complaint. In my opinion there is a temperature sensor that is malfunctioning and not allowing the car to go into the fuel saving mode.

2019 Porsche 911 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Feb 11, 2021 · ODI 11395726

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 engine

Source: same model, same component group

250 other manufacturer communications filed against these Porsche models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Porsche list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
No. 32-26Service bulletinSep 22, 2026Technical information for an error message "engine power reduced" fault entry "exhaust flap actuator" (P047600 / P04A000) in DME control uni…
No. 31-26Service bulletinSep 22, 2026Symptom based workshop manual for a Warning Message in Instrument Cluster: Fault Memory Entry “P060700 - Control Unit Reset” in The Front/Re…
No. 30-26Service bulletinSep 22, 2026Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils
No. 29-26Service bulletinSep 22, 2026Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils
No. 27-26Service bulletinSep 22, 2026Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin covers all models back to model year 198…
No. 25-26Service bulletinSep 22, 2026Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche A40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all vehicles from model year 199…
WSM5Service campaignSep 18, 2026Porsche intranet posting for Campaign WSM5 – Replacing engine data sticker (VECI)
No. 36-26Service bulletinSep 8, 2026Symptom based workshop manual for Door Window Moves Up / Down Very Slowly or Reverses

Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Porsche No. 2219.2 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. 2219.2 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. 2219.2 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 27 model years: 2019 Porsche 911, 2018 Porsche 911, 2017 Porsche 911, 2016 Porsche 911, 2019 Porsche Boxster, 2018 Porsche Boxster and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.