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Toyota Avalon 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0051-15 · NHTSA communication 10132495 · issued Aug 3, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2014
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2012 - 2014 model year Camry/Camry HV and 2013 ? 2014 model year Avalon/Avalon HV, Limited and XLE grade vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the front seat cover material has become loose at front edge of seat and is hanging below seat assembly. Reinstalling the seat cover does NOT permanently correct this condition. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

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.