Porsche Cayenne 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CAY224-16 · NHTSA communication 10198537 · issued Apr 27, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
DME Control Unit - There is a possibility that an excessively high drive torque will be transferred to the rear axle when the Performance Start function is used on the affected vehicles. If the performance start function is used frequently. Overloading of the drive shafts cannot be ruled out. This can damage the drive shaft on the rear axle.
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.