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Toyota C-HR 2016–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0022-20 · NHTSA communication 10173799 · issued Mar 10, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2020
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2020 model year Toyota vehicles may exhibit naturally occurring odors emitted from the HVAC system and/or related environmental factors. Follow the General Procedure in this bulletin to minimize the odors experienced.

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.