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Toyota Yaris 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin Special Service · NHTSA communication 10181796 · issued Sep 3, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

RE: The engine control module in the involved vehicles inadvertently contains software intended for vehicles with a different engine configuration. As a result, the engine control module is unable to clear certain diagnostic trouble codes and may result in a vehicle not passing state emission testing/smog checks.

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.