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Toyota Avalon 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0277-13 · NHTSA communication 10131958 · issued Dec 23, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2012–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

VSC MIL ?ON? with DTC C1433. Steering angle value in ABS/TRAC ECU is -1044 degrees or 1044 degrees and does not change as steering wheel is turned.

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.