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Toyota Avalon 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0046-14 · NHTSA communication 10132712 · issued Jul 21, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2013 ? 2014 model year Avalon and Avalon HV vehicles may exhibit a condition where excessive force is required to open the fuel door lid, or the fuel filler opening stopper in the fuel door assembly cannot be depressed enough to release the fuel door.

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.