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Toyota Prius V 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0190-12 · NHTSA communication 10133977 · issued Oct 12, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some Prius V vehicles may exhibit a condition where the back hatch door requires a high closing effort. This condition may result in the back hatch door not closing completely which will leave the Door Ajar Indicator Lamp illuminated. New back hatch door stays have been developed to address this condition.

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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.