Toyota Prius V 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin GST-14R1C-080820 · NHTSA communication 10081968 · issued Aug 8, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
This communication is informing vehicle owners 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.
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.