Porsche 718 1989–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin No. 53-20 · NHTSA communication 10185091 · issued Dec 3, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1989–2020
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
List of approved C40 style engine oils for new and classic Porsche vehicles.
Vehicles covered
- 2017 Porsche 718
- 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster
- 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster
- 2019 Porsche 718 Boxster
- 2020 Porsche 718 Boxster
- 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman
- 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman
- 2019 Porsche 718 Cayman
- 2020 Porsche 718 Spyder
- 1989 Porsche 911
- 1990 Porsche 911
- 1991 Porsche 911
- 1992 Porsche 911
- 1993 Porsche 911
- 1994 Porsche 911
- 1995 Porsche 911
- 1996 Porsche 911
- 1997 Porsche 911
- 1998 Porsche 911
- 1999 Porsche 911
- 2000 Porsche 911
- 2001 Porsche 911
- 2002 Porsche 911
- 2003 Porsche 911
- 2004 Porsche 911
- 2005 Porsche 911
- 2012 Porsche 911
- 2013 Porsche 911
- 2014 Porsche 911
- 2015 Porsche 911
- 2016 Porsche 911
- 2017 Porsche 911
- 2018 Porsche 911
- 2019 Porsche 911
- 2020 Porsche 911
- 2005 Porsche 911 (997)
- 2006 Porsche 911 (997)
- 2007 Porsche 911 (997)
- 2008 Porsche 911 (997)
- 2009 Porsche 911 (997)
- 2010 Porsche 911 (997)
- 2011 Porsche 911 (997)
- 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2004 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2007 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2010 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2014 Porsche 911 Carrera
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.