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Toyota RAV4 2013–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin Dealer Daily Mes · NHTSA communication 10190472 · issued Mar 2, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2018
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

DD: On 2/25/2021, NHTSA opened an investigation into certain RAV4 vehicles related to the 12V battery.

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.