2016 TOYOTA RAV4 HV TSBs (88)

Bulletin:
T-SB-0198-11 REV
Component:
100000 hybrid powertrain
Summary:
Tsb: for vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the hv battery cooling fan may experience an excessive buildup of dust, lint, or other debris that can reduce the efficiency of the hv battery cooling system. hv ba
Bulletin:
T-SB-0198-11 REV
Component:
100000 hybrid powertrain
Summary:
Tsb: for vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the hv battery cooling fan may experience an excessive buildup of dust, lint, or other debris that can reduce the efficiency of the hv battery cooling system. hv ba
Bulletin:
T-TT-0395-16
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tt: hv batteries have liquid filled cell modules, to prevent leakage from cells, it is very important to confirm the proper orientation mark of the drc.
Bulletin:
T-TT-0384-16
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tech tip: some customers may experience a condition that, after using siri eyes free, the head unit will change from whatever source they were listening to, to the bluetooth audio source. this condition was introduced with the ios 9 and lat
Bulletin:
T-TT-0385-16
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
"tech tip: this tech tip is being provided to bring attention to the new location of the entune/nav/map update and upgrade usb directory. click on the tis tab, diagnostics tab, telematics tab, and the document is now located under the refe
Bulletin:
T-SB-0124-15
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
"a battery in a stored vehicle is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. these conditions include storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, and battery load. because of these factors, battery inspection and main
Bulletin:
T-TT-0377-15
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience poor outgoing bluetooth sound quality, this can occur for various reasons. current multimedia systems are designed with the ability to adjust bluetooth sound quality to compensate for echo or excessive back
Bulletin:
T-TT-0375-15
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tt: for customer concerns of no or poor outgoing sound from the bluetooth systems there are diagnostics in the repair manual which can be performed to diagnose the condition.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0100-15
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
"tsb: the parking assist monitor system assists the driver during parking and parallel parking by displaying an image of the area behind the vehicle. when the d/c cut fuse is removed or battery terminal is disconnected, the power source to
Bulletin:
T-SB-0102-15
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
"tsb: pre-delivery service (pds) is a critical step in satisfying our new car customers. customer feedback indicates the following areas deserve special attention when performing pds: ' careful inspection for paint chips/scratches and body
Bulletin:
T-SB-0103-15
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
"tsb: pre-delivery service (pds) is a critical step in satisfying our new car customers. customer feedback indicates the following areas deserve special attention when performing pds: ' careful inspection for paint chips/scratches and body
Bulletin:
T-SB-0012-13 REV
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
"tsb: flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures described in individual service bulletins. this bul
Bulletin:
T-TT-0381-16
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tech tip: some customers may experience difficulty programming homelink.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0028-14
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
"tsb: long-term or off-site storage requires special care to keep vehicles factory fresh and ready for delivery. the following guidelines should be performed to minimize vehicle component/part degradation due to extended vehicle storage c
Bulletin:
T-TT-0309-14 REV
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience bluetooth disconnections or loss of sms text message functionality on the navigation/audio system with android phones running os 4.4 or later. condition tends to occur to customers who have many previous te
Bulletin:
T-TT-0344-15 REV
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tt: iphone text messages do not appear on multimedia dis[play.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0026-14 REV
Component:
190000 tires
Summary:
"tsb: during the manufacturing process tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. if the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tire
Bulletin:
T-SB-0044-16
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tsb: on some vehicles, when rapgard' is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance. these stains appear to be under the clear coat (repainting this area is not necessary). the stain patterns are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard'
Bulletin:
T-SB-0019-16
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
"tsb: some 2016 model year vehicles equipped with entune' audio (version uu.10.48), entune' audio plus (version eu.10.68 or eu.20.25 or eu.20.28), or entune' premium audio (cu.10.71 or cu.10.72 or cu.20.05 or cu.20.08) may exhibit one or mo
Bulletin:
T-TT-0268-13 REV
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
"tt: some customers may encounter bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: ' difficulty pairing the phone. ' intermittent bluetooth failure to connect when first turning on the vehicle. ' various bluetooth audio functions are no lo
Bulletin:
T-SB-0059-16
Component:
171100 latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Summary:
Tsb: some 2016 model year rav4 and rav4 hv vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the power back door (pbd) is inoperative in the opening and closing directions with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) b2220 present, or inoperative in the clo
Bulletin:
T-TT-0399-16
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tt: multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds or reboots itself.
Bulletin:
T-TT-0344-15
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tt: iphone text messages do not appear on multimedia display.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0025-15
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: while a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, or while demonstrating veh
Bulletin:
T-TT-0344-15
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tt: iphone text messages do not appear on multimedia display.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0026-14 Rev
Component:
200000 wheels
Summary:
Tsb: during the manufacturing process tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. if the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tires
Bulletin:
T-SB-0100-15
Component:
010000 steering
Summary:
Tsb: the parking assist monitor system assists the driver during parking and parallel parking by displaying an image of the area behind the vehicle. when the d/c cut fuse is removed or battery terminal is disconnected, the power source to
Bulletin:
T-SB-0102-15
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: pre-delivery service (pds) is a critical step in satisfying our new car customers. customer feedback indicates the following areas deserve special attention when performing pds: ? careful inspection for paint chips/scratches and body
Bulletin:
T-SB-0103-15
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: pre-delivery service (pds) is a critical step in satisfying our new car customers. customer feedback indicates the following areas deserve special attention when performing pds: ? careful inspection for paint chips/scratches and body
Bulletin:
T-SB-0028-14
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tsb: long-term or off-site storage requires special care to keep vehicles factory fresh and ready for delivery. the following guidelines should be performed to minimize vehicle component/part degradation due to extended vehicle storage co
Bulletin:
T-TT-0309-14 Rev
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience bluetooth disconnections or loss of sms text message functionality on the navigation/audio system with android phones running os 4.4 or later. condition tends to occur to customers who have many previous te
Bulletin:
T-SB-0025-15
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: while a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, or while demonstrating veh
Bulletin:
T-TT-0414-16
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tt: some customers may encounter bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: *difficulty to pair the phone. *intermittent bluetooth® failure to connect to the vehicle when first turning on the vehicle. *various bluetooth® audio functions a
Bulletin:
T-SB-0234-17
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tsb: some 2016 - 2017 model year vehicles equipped with entune audio (version uu.10.48), entune audio plus (version eu.10.68 or eu.20.25 or eu.20.28) or entune? premium audio (cu.10.71 or cu.10.72 or cu.20.05 or cu.20.08) may exhibit 1 or m
Bulletin:
T-SB-0019-16_Obs
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tsb: obsolete notice rev2 july 12, 2017: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see t-sb-0234-17.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0304-17
Component:
162300 structure:body:door
Summary:
Tsb: vehicle replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and vin plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) may be available from toyota, provided the request meets one of the criteria lis
Bulletin:
T-SB-0134-16_Rev
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice october 30, 2017 rev1: * applicability has been updated to include 2018 model year vehicles. supersession notice the information contained in this bulletin supersedes sb no. t-sb-0012-13. flash reprogramming allows the
Bulletin:
T-SB-0336-17
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Tsb: some 2014 ? 2018 model year toyota vehicles may exhibit a mil ?on? condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p2610 (engine off timer performance) present. the engine control module (ecm) (sae term: powertrain control module [pcm]) l
Bulletin:
T-SB-0162-13_Rev
Component:
100000 hybrid powertrain
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice january 05, 2018 rev1: ? applicability has been updated to include 2012 ? 2017 camry hv and prius c, 2015 ? 2017 prius v, 2006 ? 2017 highlander hv, 2010 ? 2016 prius, and 2016 ? 2017 rav4 hv model year vehicles. ? th
Bulletin:
T-SB-0009-18
Component:
220000 seats
Summary:
Tsb: the purpose of this service bulletin is to elevate awareness and provide best practices for leather and synthetic leather care in toyota vehicles. as an additional resource, if the vehicle is equipped with factory leather seats, the ve
Bulletin:
T-SB-0187-12_Rev
Component:
190000 tires
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice february 12, 2018 rev2: ? applicability has been updated to include 2015 ? 2018 model year vehicles. january 23, 2014 rev1: ? applicability has been updated to include 2013 ? 2014 model year vehicles. any previous print
Bulletin:
T-SB-0234-17_Rev
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice february 21, 2018 rev1: ? the introduction and software update sections have been updated. any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. the information contained in this bulletin supersedes servi
Bulletin:
T-SB-0304-17_Rev
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tsb: supersession notice the information contained in this bulletin supersedes service bulletin nos. pg021-88, pg015-89, pg0015-90, pg002-91, pg002-93, pg005-97, pg007-01, pg007-07, and t-sb-0144-08. service bulletin nos. pg021-88, pg015-89
Bulletin:
T-SB-0009-18
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tsb: the purpose of this service bulletin is to elevate awareness and provide best practices for leather and synthetic leather care in toyota vehicles. as an additional resource, if the vehicle is equipped with factory leather seats, the ve
Bulletin:
T-SB-0187-12_Rev
Component:
190000 tires
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice february 12, 2018 rev2: ? applicability has been updated to include 2015 ? 2018 model year vehicles. january 23, 2014 rev1: ? applicability has been updated to include 2013 ? 2014 model year vehicles. any previous print
Bulletin:
T-SB-0184-17
Component:
140000 air bags
Summary:
Tsb: this service bulletin includes precautions and key points for the front camera for toyota safety sense c and toyota safety sense p adjustment procedures.
Bulletin:
T-TT-0365-15 Rev
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Tt: a vehicle may arrive to the dealer with a mil ?on? condition and p0a80 or p1ac000 stored in the memory. some cases have been identified with internal modification done to the hv battery. modified or altered parts are not covered under
Bulletin:
T-TT-0437-17
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience greyed out buttons or inactive screens (lockouts) while driving. this is to promote safe driving practices and reduce the amount of distractions while driving. these lockouts can?t be deactivated or defeat
Bulletin:
T-SB-0044-16_Rev
Component:
162000 structure:body
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice march 07, 2017 rev1: ? applicability has been updated to include 2017 model year toyota vehicles. on some vehicles, when rapgard? is removed the paint may have a stained appearance. these stains appear to be under the c
Bulletin:
T-TT-0365-15_Rev
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Tt: rev2 a vehicle may arrive to the dealer with a mil ?on? condition and p0a80 or p1ac000 stored in the memory. some cases have been identified with internal modification done to the hv battery. modified or altered parts are not covered un
Bulletin:
T-TT-0432-17_Rev
Component:
062000 engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Summary:
Tt: rev2 some customers may complain about a hybrid vehicle battery cooling system warning message. this warning message may appear when the hv battery cooling system loses efficiency due to debris on the filter and or some object obstruc
Bulletin:
T-SB-0275-17
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: supersession notice the information contained in this bulletin supersedes sb no. t-sb-0168-13. ? the entire bulletin has been updated. service bulletin no. t-sb-0168-13 is obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. be sure
Bulletin:
T-SB-0024-14 Rev
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tsb: some 2015 - 2016 model year vehicles are equipped with a smart key system, which allows the customer to enter and start the vehicle without using a mechanical key. to ensure the system is operating properly, the smart key functions (sm
Bulletin:
T-SB-0142-16
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Tsb: some 2012 ? 2016 model year avalon hv, camry hv and rav4 hv vehicles may exhibit a mil ?on? condition with dtc p0a7a with information code 122 (generator inverter fail signal detection). follow the procedure in this bulletin to addres
Bulletin:
T-TT-0424-16
Component:
203000 wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
Summary:
Tt: front brake vibration key points: * issue can occur at any time if improper torque is applied on lug nuts * over time, even one lug nut over or under torqued, can cause a vibration issue * when lug nuts are over torqued, this causes
Bulletin:
T-SB-0142-13 Rev
Component:
353600 equipment:air conditioner
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice november 10, 2016 rev2: ? applicability has been updated to include 2016 ? 2017 model year toyota vehicles. ? parts information section has been updated. some 2004 ? 2017 model year toyota vehicles may exhibit odor
Bulletin:
T-SB-0012-13 Rev
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tsb: obsolete notice: september 14, 2016: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see t-sb-0134-16.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0229-12_Rev
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice november 22, 2017 rev1: ? applicability has been updated to include 2014 ? 2018 model year vehicles. any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. in the event that a toyota vehicle becomes submerg
Bulletin:
T-TT-0375-15_Rev
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tt: for customer concerns of no or poor outgoing sound from the bluetooth systems there are diagnostics in the repair manual which can be performed to diagnose the condition.
Bulletin:
T-TT-0377-15_Rev
Component:
356000 equipment adaptive
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience poor outgoing bluetooth sound quality, this can occur for various reasons. current multimedia systems are designed with the ability to adjust bluetooth sound quality to compensate for echo or excessive back
Bulletin:
T-SB-0059-16
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: some 2016 model year rav4 and rav4 hv vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the power back door (pbd) is inoperative in the opening and closing directions with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) b2220 present, or inoperative in the clo
Bulletin:
T-TT-0399-16
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tt: multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds or reboots itself.
Bulletin:
TSB-0012-13 Rev2
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Tsb: flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures described in individual service bulletins. this bull
Bulletin:
T-TT-0381-16
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tech tip: some customers may experience difficulty programming homelink.
Bulletin:
TSB-0019-16 Rev1
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tsb: some 2016 model year vehicles equipped with entune? audio (version uu.10.48), entune? audio plus (version eu.10.68 or eu.20.05 or eu.20.08), or entune? premium audio (cu.10.71 or cu.10.72 or cu.20.05 or cu.20.08) may exhibit one or mo
Bulletin:
T-TT-0384-16
Component:
980000 unknown or other
Summary:
Tech tip: some customers may experience a condition that, after using siri eyes free, the head unit will change from whatever source they were listening to, to the bluetooth audio source. this condition was introduced with the ios 9 and lat
Bulletin:
T-TT-0385-16
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tech tip: this tech tip is being provided to bring attention to the new location of the entune/nav/map update and upgrade usb directory. click on the tis tab, diagnostics tab, telematics tab, and the document is now located under the refer
Bulletin:
T-SB-0019-16
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tsb: some 2016 model year vehicles equipped with entune? audio (version uu.10.48), entune? audio plus (version eu.10.68 or eu.20.25 or eu.20.28), or entune? premium audio (cu.10.71 or cu.10.72 or cu.20.05 or cu.20.08) may exhibit one or mor
Bulletin:
TTT-0268-13 Rev3
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Tt: some customers may encounter bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: ? difficulty pairing the phone. ? intermittent bluetooth failure to connect when first turning on the vehicle. ? various bluetooth audio functions are no lon
Bulletin:
T-SB-0198-11 Rev
Component:
062200 engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan
Summary:
Tsb: for vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the hv battery cooling fan may experience an excessive buildup of dust, lint, or other debris that can reduce the efficiency of the hv battery cooling system. hv ba
Bulletin:
T-TT-0392-16
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience bluetooth connection issues after updating the android operating system to 5.x.x (lollipop) or later.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0024-14 Rev
Component:
353100 equipment:electrical:anti-theft devices
Summary:
Tsb: some 2015 - 2016 model year vehicles are equipped with a smart key system, which allows the customer to enter and start the vehicle without using a mechanical key. to ensure the system is operating properly, the smart key functions (sm
Bulletin:
T-TT-0392-16 Rev
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience bluetooth connection issues after updating the android operating system to 5.x.x (lollipop) or later.
Bulletin:
T-TT-0395-16
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Tt: hv batteries have liquid filled cell modules, to prevent leakage from cells, it is very important to confirm the proper orientation mark of the drc.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0044-16
Component:
162000 structure:body
Summary:
Tsb: on some vehicles, when rapgard? is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance. these stains appear to be under the clear coat (repainting this area is not necessary). the stain patterns are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard?
Bulletin:
T-SB-0044-16
Component:
160000 structure
Summary:
Tsb: on some vehicles, when rapgard? is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance. these stains appear to be under the clear coat (repainting this area is not necessary). the stain patterns are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard?
Bulletin:
T-TT-0441-17
Component:
353600 equipment:air conditioner
Summary:
Tt: during previous air conditioning service, leakage prevention agent (a/c stop leak) may have been added to the a/c system. adding stop leak products to the a/c system is not a recommended or approved toyota repair process. during a/c s
Bulletin:
T-TT-0501-18
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience a voice recognition inoperative condition or abnormal entune? operation after performing an entune? update.
Bulletin:
T-TT-0501-18_Rev
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience a voice recognition inoperative condition or abnormal entune operation after performing an entune update.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0057-18
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tsb: supersession notice the information contained in this bulletin supersedes service bulletin no. t-sb-0043-14. ? applicability has been updated to include 2017 ? 2018 model year toyota vehicles. service bulletin no. t-sb-0043-14 is obso
Bulletin:
T-SB-0234-17_Rev
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice july 20, 2018 rev2 ? applicability has been updated to include 2018 model year corolla, prius c, rav4, and rav4 hv vehicles. ? the entire bulletin has been updated. february 21, 2018 rev1: ? the introduction and softwar
Bulletin:
T-SB-0304-17_Rev
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Tsb: revision notice july 31, 2018 rev2: ? the supersession notice has been updated. january 11, 2018 rev1: ? the supersession notice has been updated. any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. supersession notice
Bulletin:
T-TT-0503-18_Rev
Component:
130000 visibility
Summary:
Tt: when used in conjunction with the repair manual, these blind spot monitor, forward recognition camera, and front millimeter wave radar tips leverage ssts and readily available tools to support target placement in varying shop environmen
Bulletin:
PG004-97-Obsolet
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Technical service bulletin: obsolete notice: july 31, 2018: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see t-sb-0304-17.
Bulletin:
PG006-01-Obsolet
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Technical service bulletin: obsolete notice: july 31, 2018: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see t-sb-0304-17.
Bulletin:
Safety Recall an
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Update on technician certification requirements.
Bulletin:
T-TT-0501-18-Rev
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
Tt: some customers may experience a voice recognition inoperative condition or abnormal entune? operation after performing an entune? update.
Bulletin:
T-SB-0313-17
Component:
030000 brakes (pws)
Summary:
Tsb: some 2015 ? 2018 model year toyota vehicles may exhibit brake vibration due to improper lug nut torque. brake vibration can occur at any time if improper torque is applied to lug nuts. even one lug nut over or under torqued can cause v

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