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Toyota Prius V 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin GST-14R1D-073120 · NHTSA communication 10081964 · issued Jul 31, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This communication is informing dealer principals, general managers, service managers & parts managers of a special service campaign initiated by gulf states toyota, inc. (gst) to inspect and repair 682 toyota prius v vehicles equipped with a non-toyota seat heater which may stop working due to a failure of the wiring connectors. The non-toyota seat heater sensors were installed as a gst installed option under gst p/n 00015-j1248-01.

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.