Toyota Prius V 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0195-12 · NHTSA communication 10133981 · issued Oct 16, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
The Rear Wheel Extension Pads are located in the luggage compartment at the assembly plant to avoid damage in transit. Install the Rear Wheel Extension Pads on the vehicle during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS) using the following procedure.
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.