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Toyota Prius 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0171-13 · NHTSA communication 10054852 · issued Nov 18, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: there is a build up of debris, dust in hv battery cooling fan, and the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on and a repair procedure is provided. Model 2012-2014 prius v. *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.