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Porsche Boxster 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 402 · NHTSA communication 10000042 · issued Dec 13, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Complaints about the dual mass flywheel due to transmission noises (rattling, knocking noise). *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.