The earliest recollection of this bug is traced back to PAN-OS 8.1.16 - January 09, 2024.
This bug is fixed in PAN-OS versions 9.1.4, 8.1.16.
Fixed an issue where the HA peer device did not preserve its import configuration when the mode was active/active and VR sync was disabled.
Fixed an issue where the high availability (HA) peer device did not preserve its import configuration when the mode was active/active and VR sync was disabled.
For more information:
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/8-1/pan-os-release-notes/pan-os-8-1-addressed-issues/pan-os-8-1-16-addressed-issues
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-1/pan-os-release-notes/pan-os-9-1-addressed-issues/pan-os-9-1-4-addressed-issues