Toyota Avalon 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-TT-0512-18 · NHTSA communication 10152173 · issued Nov 9, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
TT: On 2018-2019 model year Camry and 2019 model year Avalon, equipped with the 2GR-FKS engine, technicians may observe that the bank 1 (rear) exhaust manifold may be ?missing? a stud and nut. The repair manual shows that, as per design intent, the exhaust manifold is NOT missing a stud and nut.
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.