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Toyota RAV4 2013–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0275-17 · NHTSA communication 10132475 · issued Aug 18, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes SB No. T-SB-0168-13. ? The entire bulletin has been updated. Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0168-13 is obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure to review the entire content of this bulletin before proceeding. Some 2013 ? 2017 model year RAV4 and 2016 ? 2017 model year RAV4 HV vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the LH or RH power back door actuator (power back door unit assembly set) separates from the ball mount bracket (back door damper stay bracket) on the hatch or body side. Additionally,

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.