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Toyota RAV4 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0007-22 · NHTSA communication 10209001 · issued Feb 7, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2020–2021
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2020 ? 2021 model year TMMC and TMMK built RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid vehicles may exhibit damp carpeting in the front floor area. This may be due a condition in which the inside of the HVAC drain cooler hose is obstructed with plastic. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition

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.