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Toyota RAV4 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20TE04 - RAV4 HV · NHTSA communication 10188926 · issued Feb 19, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

DP: Toyota has received customer reports of certain 2019-2020 model year RAV4 HV vehicle fuel gauges displaying less than full and/or total fuel dispensed is less than expected, when the fuel nozzle automatically clicks off. Some customer reports have also noted the ?Distance to Empty? shown on the multi-information display is less than expected. Based on our investigation, Toyota believes these conditions to be primarily related to a variation of fuel tank shape and the potential for the fuel sender gauge to become inclined. These conditions can cause the fuel level to be read incorrectly and

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.