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Toyota Avalon 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0518-19 · NHTSA communication 10153261 · issued Jan 3, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2019
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

TT: Some customers may complain of Apple CarPlay® inoperative or switching to iPod® when connecting their phone via the USB cable. The following are steps to verify the customer?s equipment and settings to verify the compatibility and usage of this feature.

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.