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Toyota Sienna 2011–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin ZH5_Region Lette · NHTSA communication 10132439 · issued Aug 3, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2011–2015
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Region Letter: Toyota has received a number of reports regarding the power sliding door rear lock assemblies on certain 2011 ? 2015 model year Sienna vehicles. In these reports, corrosion on the position sensor of the left and/or right power sliding door rear lock assembly caused that door to exhibit one or more of the abnormal operations described below: ? During power mode closing operation, as the power sliding door reaches the nearly closed position, the door reverses and moves toward the open positon. ? During power mode closing operation, the power sliding door cannot completely close an

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.