Porsche bulletin No. 222-20-1
What it saysTechnical information for a Complaint - Check Engine Error Message in Conjunction with Loss of Power or a Creaking Noise after Switching off the Engine. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Porsche filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 20, 2024, received Apr 2, 2021, about the engine — 2 documents under this number. It names 14 model years (2017–2021). 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 communicationTechnical information for a Complaint - Check Engine Error Message in Conjunction with Loss of Power or a Creaking Noise after Switching off the Engine. Includes MY17-21 Boxster, Boxster S, Boxster GTS, and Boxster T
Trouble codes it names: P0234 P0299 all 2 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 222-20-1 | Service bulletin | Nov 20, 2024 | 11011658 | PDF, 290 KB |
| No. 222-20-1 | Service bulletin | Mar 9, 2021 | 10189708 | PDF, 285 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 Boxster S; 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster S; 2019 Porsche 718 Boxster S; 2021 Porsche Redundant Cayman.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 10 model years this bulletin names have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 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 travelling on the freeway on 7/30/23, I experienced a "low oil pressure, shut down engine immediately" warning. I pulled over to the shoulder and was unable to restart the car. It was towed to Porsche Carlsbad dealership where it is awaiting analysis by Porsche. The car has 4900 miles on it and is under the MFG warranty
2021 Porsche 718 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Aug 7, 2023 · ODI 11537030
I was driving on the highway when the oil pressure warning light came on, and then the engine completely failed. I was unable to restart the car while still coasting and was fortunately able to roll off the highway on to an exit ramp. In mid-day traffic, this could have been very dangerous.
2021 Porsche 718 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Sep 10, 2024 · ODI 11613743
I sustained serious burns to my calf from my the exhausts on my 2014 boxster s, and my 2017 Cayman, on two occasions. Both cars suffer from the same dangerous design defect: an excessively protruding central exhaust pipe.
2017 Porsche Cayman · Engine · filed with NHTSA Oct 12, 2018 · ODI 11140061
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 group127 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.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 32-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | Technical information for an error message "engine power reduced" fault entry "exhaust flap actuator" (P047600 / P04A000) in DME control uni… |
| No. 31-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | Symptom based workshop manual for a Warning Message in Instrument Cluster: Fault Memory Entry “P060700 - Control Unit Reset” in The Front/Re… |
| No. 30-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils |
| No. 29-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C30 Engine Oils |
| No. 27-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche C20 Engine Oils. Note that the bulletin covers all models back to model year 198… |
| No. 25-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | Manufacturer's Certificate for Overview of Approved Porsche A40 Engine Oils. Note that this bulletin covers all vehicles from model year 199… |
| No. 36-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2026 | Symptom based workshop manual for Door Window Moves Up / Down Very Slowly or Reverses |
| 13/26 | Service bulletin | Jul 22, 2026 | Allocation of Approved Engine Oils MY 2027 (13/26) |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Porsche No. 222-20-1 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. 222-20-1 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. 222-20-1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 14 model years: 2021 Porsche 718, 2020 Porsche 718, 2020 Porsche Boxster, 2019 Porsche Boxster, 2018 Porsche Boxster, 2017 Porsche Boxster and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.