Toyota Avalon 2013–2014 — technical 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.
Vehicles covered
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.