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Toyota Prius 2004–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0186-13 · NHTSA communication 10131989 · issued Dec 19, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2009
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

The purpose of this general information Service Bulletin is to inform the market that sub-component diagnosis and replacement is now available for the Hybrid Inverter with Converter Assembly equipped on 2004 ? 2009 model year Prius vehicles.

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.