Toyota Avalon Hybrid 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0043-16 · NHTSA communication 10140592 · issued May 18, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Hybrid vehicles are equipped with 2 types of batteries: Hybrid Vehicle (HV) battery; 12-volt auxiliary battery. If the hybrid vehicle is put into storage, the state of charge (SOC) of its HV battery and auxiliary battery will gradually decrease. To prevent the auxiliary battery from becoming discharged during storage, proper maintenance is necessary. Please perform the following maintenance service for the HV battery and 12-volt auxiliary battery.
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.