Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Toyota Prius V 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0203-12 · NHTSA communication 10133994 · issued Oct 17, 2012

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

Official summary

Customer retention and proper maintenance of vehicles has been a major focus for Toyota. To help remind customers that regular oil changes are essential to the proper maintenance of their vehicle, dealers are required to begin installing a first oil change reminder sticker prior to delivery. By doing this, customers will be reminded to return to your dealership for their first oil change. Your current oil change reminder sticker may be used. (See PDS Check Sheet item 8 of ?Final Inspection & Cleaning?.)

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.