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Toyota 4RUNNER 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0039-16 · NHTSA communication 10093003 · issued May 13, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: 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 maintenance are required in order to ensure proper operation and optimal battery life. As a matter of policy, toyota does not provide battery warranty coverage for discharged and/or failed batteries due to lack of maintenance. It is the dealer s responsibility to maintain the specified state of charge (soc) of the vehicle s battery while in stock and assure

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.