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Toyota Avalon 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0227-13 · NHTSA communication 10133807 · issued Mar 18, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a condition when the fuel door lid cannot be opened when the vehicle is in the unlocked position. Also, it may be able to open when locked.

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.