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Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0356-09 · NHTSA communication 10032595 · issued Oct 7, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: heating/air conditioner. Some models may exhibit an intermittent hvac system odor. A newly designed evaporator sub assembly has been made available to decrease the potential for hvac odor. *pe

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.