Porsche bulletin No. 2601.1
What it saysInstructions on advanced technical information for G2. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Porsche filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 26, 2026, received Jun 5, 2026, about the visibility/wiper. It names 4 model years (2021–2024). 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.
Get the next Porsche Panamera bulletin by email Weekly, only when something new is filed. Nothing else; one-click unsubscribe.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationInstructions on advanced technical information for G2. II Panamera - Exclusive Design Taillight Faulty
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2601.1 | Service bulletin | May 26, 2026 | 11033641 | PDF, 409 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 themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Email me new Porsche bulletins for the Panamera
A weekly email, sent only in a week when Porsche files something new with NHTSA for the model you pick — service bulletins, campaigns, warranty extensions, over-the-air notices, every model year. Nothing else is sent; one-click unsubscribe in every message. Separate from recall alerts.
What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2 of them name Electrical 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.
A message appeared on the dashboard indicating a "Critical Electrical Failure" and "Park Safely" when I turned the key to start the car. This car is a plug-in e-hybrid (my 3rd of this model) and I always assumed that in case of a major failure, I could either use the engine or the electric propulsion system. This was not the case.
2023 Porsche Panamera · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jul 26, 2023 · ODI 11534599
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 visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group16 other manufacturer communications filed against the Porsche Panamera under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Porsche list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 96-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 24, 2026 | Symptom-based workshop manual for Noises from Front Wiper Blade |
| No. 37-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | Symptom based workshop manual for Information Messages Regarding Assistance System Failures, Fault Memory Entry: Implausible Chassis Number… |
| 43-26 | Warranty extension | Sep 1, 2026 | Technical Information for Warranty Extension for Front Door Wiring Harness related to Real Top View (RTV) issues |
| No. D765 | Service bulletin | Feb 17, 2026 | Parts information for parts withdrawal involving the Window regulator motor. The part numbers affected are PAB959801 and PAB959802. The vehi… |
| No. D753 | Service bulletin | Jan 21, 2026 | Parts information for Parts Withdrawal - LED Headlight. Vehicles affected are cars that use the part numbers in the attached PDF. |
| No. 2531 | Service bulletin | Nov 21, 2025 | Instructions on advanced technical information for the Surround View Static Calibration – Explanation of Debug Screen |
| No. 2517.2 | Service bulletin | Sep 12, 2025 | Instructions on advanced technical information for a Failure of One or More Surround View Cameras in the PCM Central Display |
| No. 114-16 | Service bulletin | Jul 24, 2025 | Technical information for Assessment of Extent of Fogging on Lighting Components |
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 No. 2601.1 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. 2601.1 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. 2601.1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2024 Porsche Panamera, 2023 Porsche Panamera, 2022 Porsche Panamera, 2021 Porsche Panamera. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.