Porsche bulletin No. 55-25-1
What it saysTechnical information for a Discharge the Vehicle Electrical System Battery in Conjunction With an Active Oil Level Message in the Instrument Cluster. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Porsche filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 21, 2025, received Sep 9, 2025, about the electrical system. It names 5 model years (2020–2024). 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.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationTechnical information for a Discharge the Vehicle Electrical System Battery in Conjunction With an Active Oil Level Message in the Instrument Cluster. The affected cars are 718 GTS 4.0 (982) / Boxster 25 years (982) / 718 GT4 (982) / 718 GT4 RS (982) / 718 Spyder (982) / 718 Spyder RS (982)
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 55-25-1 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2025 | 11022928 | PDF, 185 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.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 5 model years this bulletin names have filed 8 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 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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group61 other manufacturer communications filed against the Porsche 718 under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Porsche list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 12-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 1, 2026 | Technical information for Damage to Nano Plug Contacts Due to Utilization of Incorrect Measuring Equipment |
| No. TLLI2602 | Service bulletin | May 29, 2026 | Tech live look information bulletin for How to use Frontline.io on the HoloLens 2 |
| No. TLLI2601 | Service bulletin | May 29, 2026 | Tech live look information bulletin for how to use fronline.io on mobile devices and tablets. |
| No. D785 | Service bulletin | May 22, 2026 | Parts information for parts withdrawal involving 9J1827447B, PAA971221B, and 95B201060AA. The lock, the fuel tank attachments, and the modul… |
| No. 2604 | Service bulletin | May 14, 2026 | Instructions on advanced technical information for the Macan Electric (XAB) – AC Charging at Home Not Possible after WSJ0 |
| No. D783 | Service bulletin | May 11, 2026 | Parts information for parts withdrawal involving servomotor and rear light. Part numbers affected are 976411881E, 976511881E, PAD411881B, PA… |
| No. 46-26 | Service bulletin | May 6, 2026 | Technical information for a software update of various control units: Software Network VR28.13 SQ4 |
| WSJ0 | Service campaign | Apr 30, 2026 | Porsche intranet posting with information on WSJ0 Workshop Campaign – Update to software network VR28.13 |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Porsche No. 55-25-1 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. 55-25-1 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. 55-25-1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 5 model years: 2024 Porsche 718, 2023 Porsche 718, 2022 Porsche 718, 2021 Porsche 718, 2020 Porsche 718. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.