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Toyota Prius 2004–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0172-09 Rev · NHTSA communication 10133976 · issued Oct 10, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2004–2009
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2004 ? 2009 model year Prius vehicles may experience an intermittent condition where the combination meter display will not illuminate in cold weather conditions. An updated combination meter ECU is now available to correct 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.